The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
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Plot.
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
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Cast & Crew.
Mia Farrow
Cecilia
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter
Danny Aiello
Monk
Edward Herrmann
Henry
Irving Metzman
Theater Manager
John Wood
Jason
Stephanie Farrow
Cecilia's Sister
Deborah Rush
Rita
David Kieserman
Diner Boss
Van Johnson
Larry
Elaine Grollman
Diner Patron
Zoe Caldwell
The Countess
Victoria Zussin
Diner Patron
Milo O’Shea
Father Donnelly
Mark Hammond
Diner Patron
Dianne Wiest
Emma
Wade Barnes
Diner Patron
Woody Allen
Director
Glenne Headly
Hooker
Paul Herman
Penny Pitcher
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Rick Petrucelli
Penny Pitcher
Peter Castellotti
Penny Pitcher
Dick Hyman
Composer
Gordon Willis
Cinematographer
John Rothman
Mr. Hirsch's Lawyer
Susan E. Morse
Editor
Juliet Taylor
CastingDirector
Stuart Wurtzel
ProductionDesigner
Joseph G. Graham
Diner Patron
Don Quigley
Diner Patron
Maurice Brenner
Diner Patron
Milton Seaman
Ticket Buyer
Mimi Weddell
Ticket Buyer
Tom Degidon
Ticket Taker
Mary Hedahl
Popcorn Seller
Eugene J. Anthony
Arturo
Ebb Miller
Bandleader
Karen Akers
Kitty Haynes
Annie-Joe Edwards
Delilah
Peter McRobbie
The Communist
Camille Saviola
Olga
Juliana Donald
Usherette
Margaret Thompson
Movie Audience
George Hamlin
Movie Audience
Helen Hanft
Movie Audience
Leo Postrel
Movie Audience
Helen Miller
Movie Audience
George Martin
Movie Audience
Crystal Field
Movie Audience
Ken Chapin
Reporter
Robert Trebor
Reporter
Benjamin Rayson
Movie Goer
Jean Shevlin
Movie Goer
Albert S. Bennett
Movie Goer
Martha Sherrill
Movie Goer
Gretchen MacLane
Movie Goer
Edwin Bordo
Movie Goer
Andrew Murphy
Policeman #1
Tom Kubiak
Policeman #2
Alexander Cohen
Raoul Hirsh
Raymond Serra
Hollywood Executive
George J. Manos
Press Agent
David Tice
Waiter
James Lynch
Maitre D'
Sydney A. Blake
Variety Reporter
Michael Tucker
Gil's Agent
Peter Von Berg
Drugstore Customer
David Weber
Photo Double
Willie Tjan
Hooker
Lela Ivey
Hooker
Drinda Lalumia
Hooker
Loretta Tupper
Music Store Owner
Marty Appel
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Fred Astaire
Jerry Travers (archive footage) (uncredited) / Thanks
George Maniere
Trumpet Player at the Copa (uncredited)
James Prendergast
Waiter (uncredited)
Ginger Rogers
Dale Tremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
Todd M. Thaler
Additional Casting
Ellen Lewis
Casting Assistant
Jonathan Filley
Location Manager
Isis Mussenden
Costume Assistant
Jeffrey Kurland
Costume Design
Helen Robin
Production Coordinator
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
Fern Buchner
Makeup Designer
Romaine Greene
Hair Designer
Justin Scoppa Jr.
Additional Set Dresser
W. Steven Graham
Assistant Art Director
Ray Quinlan
Gaffer
James Sabat
Production Sound Mixer
Edward Pisoni
Art Direction
Dan Lieberstein
Sound Editor
Dana Robin
Location Scout
Gail Sicilia
Associate Producer
Carol Joffe
Set Decoration
Richard Nord
Assistant Editor
Mary Kane
Location Scout
Michael Peyser
Production Manager / Associate Producer
Barry Strugatz
Location Scout
Jim Chory
Second Assistant Director
Ron Petagna
Head Carpenter
James Sorice
Key Scenic Artist
Thomas A. Reilly
First Assistant Director
James Mazzola
Property Master
Brian Hamill
Still Photographer
Cosmo Sorice
Scenic Artist
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dave Weinman
Lead Set Dresser
Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Kay Chapin
Script Supervisor
James V. Gartland
Construction Grip
Marty Levenstein
Assistant Sound Editor
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Ronald Burke
Grip
Robert Ward
Key Grip
Roy B. Yokelson
Sound Engineer
Patricia Eiben
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kevin McCarthy
Set Dresser
Bob Paone
Second Assistant Camera
James Fitzpatrick
Best Boy Electric
Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor
Douglas C. Hart
Assistant Camera
Kathleen Earle Killeen
Apprentice Sound Editor
Carl Turnquest
Projection
Joe Malin
Music Coordinator
Harry J. Leavey
Transportation Captain
Prudence Farrow
Art Department Coordinator
John Healy
Location Scout
Stuart Lieberman
Assistant Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$10,631,333
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States of America
Genres
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Wiki.
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 American fantasy-romantic film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, and Danny Aiello. Inspired by the films Sherlock Jr. (1924) and Hellzapoppin' (1941) and Pirandello's play Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921), it is the tale of a film character named Tom Baxter who leaves a fictional film of the same name and enters the real world.
The film was released on March 1, 1985. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, while Allen received several screenwriting nominations, including at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards. Allen has ranked it among his best films, along with Husbands and Wives (1992) and Match Point (2005).
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