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Christopher Walken as Tom; Raleigh Bond as Mr. Barrett; Nancy Parsons as The Old Whore; Duke Stroud as Counterman; Francis X. McCarthy as The Bartender; Will Hare as Father Everson; Production. Pennies from Heaven was Martin's first dramatic role in a film. He had watched the original miniseries and considered it "the greatest thing [he'd] ever ...
- $22 million
- December 11, 1981
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Jan 1, 1982 · Pennies from Heaven: Directed by Herbert Ross. With Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris. 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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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Herbert Ross
- 1982-01-01
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“Pennies from Heaven” illustrates its insight by setting up a brutal contrast between its dramatic scenes and its musical numbers. The story in this film is relentlessly downbeat, cruel, and occasionally twisted: A miserable marriage leads to a cheerless love affair, both based on the sexual humiliation of women.
401 IMDb 6.5 1 h 47 min 1982. X-Ray R. Drama · Arts, Entertainment, and Culture · Downbeat · Bleak. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy.