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The Purple Rose of Cairo

Directed by Woody Allen
1985    82m    PG
Fantasy, Comedy,
7.793%88%
In Depression-era New Jersey, Cecilia, a disillusioned waitress, finds solace in cinema. When dashing character Tom Baxter steps off the silver screen to pursue her, reality and fantasy collide, sparking a whimsical adventure that transforms her mundane existence.
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Cast of The Purple Rose of Cairo
  • Mia FarrowCecilia
  • Jeff DanielsTom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
  • Danny AielloMonk
  • Irving MetzmanTheater Manager
  • Stephanie FarrowCecilia's Sister
  • Edward HerrmannHenry
  • John WoodJason
  • Deborah RushRita
  • Van JohnsonLarry
  • Zoe CaldwellThe Countess
  • Milo O’SheaFather Donnelly
  • Dianne WiestEmma
  • Glenne HeadlyHooker
  • Paul HermanPenny Pitcher
  • Rick PetrucelliPenny Pitcher
  • Peter CastellottiPenny Pitcher
  • John RothmanMr. Hirsch's Lawyer
  • David KiesermanDiner Boss
  • Elaine GrollmanDiner Patron
  • Victoria ZussinDiner Patron
  • Mark HammondDiner Patron
  • Wade BarnesDiner Patron
  • Joseph G. GrahamDiner Patron
  • Don QuigleyDiner Patron
  • Maurice BrennerDiner Patron
  • Milton SeamanTicket Buyer
  • Mimi WeddellTicket Buyer
  • Tom DegidonTicket Taker
  • Mary HedahlPopcorn Seller
  • Eugene J. AnthonyArturo
  • Ebb MillerBandleader
  • Karen AkersKitty Haynes
  • Annie-Joe EdwardsDelilah
  • Peter McRobbieThe Communist
  • Camille SaviolaOlga
  • Juliana DonaldUsherette
  • Margaret ThompsonMovie Audience
  • George HamlinMovie Audience
  • Helen HanftMovie Audience
  • Leo PostrelMovie Audience
  • Helen MillerMovie Audience
  • George MartinMovie Audience
  • Crystal FieldMovie Audience
  • Ken ChapinReporter
  • Robert TreborReporter
  • Benjamin RaysonMovie Goer
  • Jean ShevlinMovie Goer
  • Albert S. BennettMovie Goer
  • Martha SherrillMovie Goer
  • Gretchen MacLaneMovie Goer
  • Edwin BordoMovie Goer
  • Andrew MurphyPoliceman #1
  • Tom KubiakPoliceman #2
  • Alexander CohenRaoul Hirsh
  • Raymond SerraHollywood Executive
  • George J. ManosPress Agent
  • David TiceWaiter
  • James LynchMaitre D'
  • Sydney A. BlakeVariety Reporter
  • Michael TuckerGil's Agent
  • Peter Von BergDrugstore Customer
  • David WeberPhoto Double
  • Willie TjanHooker
  • Lela IveyHooker
  • Drinda LalumiaHooker
  • Loretta TupperMusic Store Owner
  • Marty AppelRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Fred AstaireJerry Travers (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • George ManiereTrumpet Player at the Copa (uncredited)
  • James PrendergastWaiter (uncredited)
  • Ginger RogersDale Tremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
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