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1981

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.

Credits

Director

Herbert Ross

Producers

Nora Kaye , Herbert Ross , Rick McCallum

Writer

Dennis Potter

Cinematographer

Gordon Willis

Composers

Billy May , Ralph Burns

Cast

Steve Martin , Bernadette Peters , Jessica Harper , Vernel Bagneris , John McMartin , John Karlen , Jay Garner , Robert Fitch , Tommy Rall , Eliska Krupka

Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , SLM Production Group , Hera Productions

Genres

Romance Drama Music

Posters

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Pennies from Heaven (1981) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Pennies from Heaven (1981) international poster - US
US international
Pennies from Heaven (1981) character poster - US
US character
Pennies from Heaven (1981) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Pennies from Heaven (1981) imax poster - US
US imax

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