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Pennies from Heaven

on BBC Two England

The film version of Dennis Potter 's acclaimed musical fantasy starring
Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters
Christopher Walken Chicago , 1934, the Depression. Sheet-music salesman Arthur Parker , frustrated by his prudish wife and unfulfilled ambition to run his own shop, wants 'to live in a world where the songs come true'.
But his amorous involvement with a timid schoolteacher and presence at the scene of a murder all go to prove that life is rarely 'a bowl of cherries'.
This lavish version of the BBC series brilliantly recreates the period and pays homage to a host of Hollywood musicals as well as many classic songs.
Screenplay by DENNIS POTTER Based on his television series Produced by NORA KAYE and HERBERT ROSS
Directed by HERBERT ROSS
(First showing on British television)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Dennis Potter
Unknown:
Steve Martin
Unknown:
Bernadette Peters
Unknown:
Christopher Walken Chicago
Unknown:
Arthur Parker
Unknown:
Dennis Potter
Produced By:
Nora Kaye
Unknown:
Herbert Ross
Directed By:
Herbert Ross
Arthur Parker:
Steve Martin
Eileen:
Bernadette Peters
Tom:
Christopher Walken
Joan:
Jessica Harper
Accordion man:
Vernel Bagneris
Mr Warner:
John McMartin
Detective:
John Karlen
Banker:
Jay Garner
Al:
Robert Pitch
Ed:
Tommy Rall
Blind girl:
Eliska Krupka
Bartender:
Frank McCarthy
Mr Barrett:
Raleigh Bond

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