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The Purple Rose of Cairo

She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real but you can't have everything.

7.4 average rating
7.4
English / 82 MIN. / 1985

The Genres

The Synopsis

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

The Cast

Mia FarrowJeff DanielsDanny AielloIrving MetzmanStephanie FarrowEdward HerrmannJohn WoodDeborah RushVan JohnsonZoe CaldwellMilo O’SheaDianne WiestGlenne HeadlyPaul HermanRick PetrucelliPeter CastellottiJohn RothmanDavid KiesermanElaine GrollmanVictoria ZussinMark HammondWade BarnesJoseph G. GrahamDon QuigleyMaurice BrennerMilton SeamanMimi WeddellTom DegidonMary HedahlEugene J. AnthonyEbb MillerKaren AkersAnnie-Joe EdwardsPeter McRobbieCamille SaviolaJuliana DonaldMargaret ThompsonGeorge HamlinHelen HanftLeo PostrelHelen MillerGeorge MartinCrystal FieldKen ChapinRobert TreborBenjamin RaysonJean ShevlinAlbert S. BennettMartha SherrillGretchen MacLaneEdwin BordoAndrew MurphyTom KubiakAlexander CohenRaymond SerraGeorge J. ManosDavid TiceJames LynchSydney A. BlakeMichael TuckerPeter Von BergDavid WeberWillie TjanLela IveyDrinda LalumiaLoretta TupperMarty AppelFred AstaireGeorge ManiereJames PrendergastGinger Rogers

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