Directed by:
Woody AllenScreenplay:
Woody AllenCinematography:
Gordon WillisComposer:
Dick HymanCast:
Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, John Wood, Milo O'Shea, Dianne Wiest, George Martin, Van Johnson, John Rothman, Raymond Serra (more)VOD (2)
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Cecilia (Mia Farrow) lives in New Jersey during the Great Depression, which appropriately describes her mood: she works a dead-end job as a waitress that supports her and her abusive, deadbeat husband Monk (Danny Aiello). Her only release is at the cinema, where she repeatedly goes to see a trite romantic adventure called "The Purple Rose of Cairo." But when Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), the lead character of the film, steps off the screen and falls in love with her, Cecilia has to deal with the disjoint between her own life and the glamorous world on the screen. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Mia Farrow
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Jeff Daniels
USA
Best movies:
Godless (2017) (series)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Martian (2015)
Danny Aiello
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Edward Herrmann
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
James Dean (2001) (TV movie)
A Foreign Field (1993)
Milo O'Shea
Ireland
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV movie)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Dianne Wiest
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
George Martin
USA
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Van Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Madame Curie (1943)
John Rothman
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
United 93 (2006)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Raymond Serra
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
Marathon Man (1976)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Michael Tucker
USA
Best movies:
Radio Days (1987)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Diner (1982)
Glenne Headly
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Four Friends (1981)
Deborah Rush
USA
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Zelig (1983)
Split Image (1982)
Camille Saviola
USA
Best movies:
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Zoe Caldwell
Australia
Best movies:
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
Peter McRobbie
UK
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Zelig (1983)
Paul Herman
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Heat (1995)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Robert Trebor
USA
Best movies:
Magnum Force (1973)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Talk Radio (1988)
Crystal Field
USA
Best movies:
Birdy (1984)
Radio Days (1987)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)