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Pennies from Heaven

1982·1h 48m·R
DramaMusicalRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
6,830 votes
Metascore
64
Metacritic

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.

Pennies from Heaven is a 1982 drama musical movie directed by Herbert Ross, starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Vernel Bagneris. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 6,830 votes and runs 1h 48m.

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Director
Herbert Ross
Stars
Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters
Vernel Bagneris
Jessica Harper
Creators
Dennis Potter
Details
1982-01-01
108 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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