Pennies from Heaven
“There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.”
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
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Cast
55 people
Steve Martin
Arthur
Known for
Only Murders in the Building
Cheaper by the Dozen
Bernadette Peters
Eileen
Known for
The Odyssey
Animaniacs
Jessica Harper
Joan
Known for
Suspiria
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Vernel Bagneris
The Accordion Man
Known for
Down by Law
The Way of War
John McMartin
Mr. Warner
Known for
Blow Out
All the President's Men
John Karlen
The Detective
Known for
Dark Shadows
Cagney & Lacey
Jay Garner
The Banker
Known for
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Hanky Panky
Robert Fitch
Al
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Thinner
Tommy Rall
Ed
Known for
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Kiss Me Kate
Eliska Krupka
The Blind Girl
Also in
Dance Academy
Christopher Walken
Tom
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Francis X. McCarthy
The Bartender
Known for
Interstellar
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Herbert Ross Director · Dennis Potter Writer Ralph Burns Composer
Worldwide gross $9.2M · Budget $22M · United States release December 11, 1981
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,171,289
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Hera Productions
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SLM Production Group
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 11, 1981
Limited theatrical
United States
January 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
April 16, 1986 · TV · Rai 3
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