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Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Pennies from Heaven

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R

1h 48m

Drama, Musicals, Romance

December 11th, 1981

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During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school teacher.

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Cast

Steve Martin
Arthur
Bernadette Peters
Eileen
Jessica Harper
Joan
Vernel Bagneris
The Accordion Man
John McMartin
Mr. Warner
John Karlen
The Detective
Jay Garner
The Banker
Robert Fitch
Al
Tommy Rall
Ed
Eliska Krupka
The Blind Girl
Full cast & crew

Directors

Herbert Ross
Full cast & crew

Producers

Ken Adam
associate producer
Nora Kaye
producer
Rick McCallum
executive producer
(as Richard McCallum)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Dennis Potter
written for the screen by
Dennis Potter
(based on original material by)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains...
There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.

Keywords

murder
friendship
bare chested male
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 3rd, 1982 (Argentina)
July 9th, 1982 (Australia)
July 30th, 1982 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Pennies from Heaven (original title)
La plata viene del cielo (Argentina)
Dinheiro do Céu (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

4th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA (murder scene)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Galena, Illinois, USA (street scenes)
All Locations

Running Times

108 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (A Herbert Ross Production)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
SLM Production Group (producer) (copyright holder) (as SLM Entertainment, Ltd.)
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Distribution Companies

United Artists (Argentina) (as Artistas Unidos)
MGM/UA Home Video (Australia)
Chapel Distribution (Australia) (35mm print)
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Other Companies

Modern Film Effects (opticals by)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (rerecorded at)
Contempo Recording Co. (sound restoration: original discs)
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