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Pennies from Heaven(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-12-11
61%
93 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $22,000,000.00
Revenue: $9,171,289.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Hera Productions
Movie: Pennies from Heaven
Top 10 Billed 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
Tommy Rall
Ed
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