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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.

Cast

  • Mia Farrow

  • Jeff Daniels

  • Danny Aiello

  • Dianne Wiest

  • Milo O'Shea

  • Van Johnson

  • Deborah Rush

  • Zoe Caldwell

  • Irving Metzman

  • John Wood

  • John Rothman

  • Edward Herrmann

  • Stephanie Farrow

  • Michael Tucker

  • Alexander Cohen

  • Annie-Joe Edwards

  • Camille Saviola

  • Peter McRobbie

  • Juliana Donald

  • David Kieserman

  • Elaine Grollman

  • Victoria Zussin

  • Mark Hammond

  • Wade Barnes

  • Joseph G. Graham

  • Don Quigley

  • Maurice Brenner

  • Paul Herman

  • Rick Petrucelli

  • Peter Castellotti

  • Milton Seaman

  • Mimi Weddell

  • Tom Degidon

  • Mary Hedahl

  • Eugene J. Anthony

  • Ebb Miller

  • Karen Akers

  • Margaret Thompson

  • George Hamlin

  • Helen Hanft

  • Leo Postrel

  • Helen Miller

  • George Martin

  • Crystal Field

  • Ken Chapin

  • Robert Trebor

  • Benjamin Rayson

  • Jean Shevlin

  • Albert S. Bennett

  • Martha Sherrill

  • Gretchen MacLane

  • Edwin Bordo

  • Andrew Murphy

  • Tom Kubiak

  • Raymond Serra

  • George J. Manos

  • David Tice

  • James Lynch

  • Sydney A. Blake

  • Peter Von Berg

  • David Weber

  • Glenne Headly

  • Willie Tjan

  • Lela Ivey

  • Drinda Lalumia

  • Loretta Tupper

  • Marty Appel

  • James Prendergast

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