Pennies from Heaven
“There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains Pennies from Heaven.”
1981•R•1h 48m•6.1•Released
DramaMusicRomance
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.
Director
Herbert Ross
Writer
Dennis Potter
Budget
$22M
Revenue
$9M
Languages
English
Studio
Hera Productions
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
Robert Fitch
Al
Tommy Rall
Ed
Eliska Krupka
The Blind Girl
Christopher Walken
Tom
Francis X. McCarthy
The Bartender
Raleigh Bond
Mr. Barrett
Gloria LeRoy
A Prostitute
Nancy Parsons
The Old Whore
Production
Company
Hera Productions
Company
SLM Production Group
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Nora Kaye
Producer
Herbert Ross
Recommended
7.1
Cadillac Records
2008
6.6
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020
6.3
Maestro
2023
6.4
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001
6
A Walk on the Moon
1999
7.3
Crossroads
1986
7
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
6.2
The Thing Called Love
1993
6.2
The Edge of Love
2008
5.9
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001
7
Blue Valentine
2010
6.5
The Greatest Hits
2024
6.2
Sylvie's Love
2020
7.4
Cabaret
1972
6
Wander Darkly
2020
6.1
Blind
2017
6
Dot the I
2003
6.6
Crazy/Beautiful
2001
6.1
Newness
2017
6.9
Two Lovers
2008
Similar Movies
4.3
Unfavorable Odds
2022
6.4
Lili Marleen
1981
The Good Teacher
2020
4.2
To the Devil, with Love
1972
6.1
Alô Alô Carnaval
1936
8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
7.2
Maria Full of Grace
2004
6.1
7 Virgins
2005
8.3
Ghetto-Kids
2002
8.5
The Green Mile
1999
5
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
7.3
The Promised Land
1975
8
Dial M for Murder
1954
8
Casino
1995
7.4
Once Were Warriors
1994
6.9
Life Is Beautiful
2022
8
Joséphine Baker, Le Musical
2023
4.3
It Comes Up Love
1943
7.5
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
9
Moonlight Serenade
1967