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61% Critic Match
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.”
6.1 / 10• 1981• 1h 48m•R• English
DramaMusicRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Steve Martin
Arthur
Lead
Bernadette Peters
Eileen
Jessica Harper
Joan
Vernel Bagneris
The Accordion Man
John McMartin
Mr. Warner
John Karlen
The Detective
Jay Garner
The Banker
RF
Robert Fitch
Al
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herbert Ross's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pennies from Heaven is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
