Pennies from Heaven

1981 · directed by Herbert Ross

Rating
67/100
Hit
no

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 (1981), directed by Herbert Ross, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Steve Martin
  • Bernadette Peters
  • Jessica Harper
  • Vernel Bagneris
  • John McMartin
  • John Karlen
  • Jay Garner
  • Robert Fitch
  • Tommy Rall
  • Eliska Krupka

Crew

  • Gordon Willis — Director of Photography
  • Richard Marks — Editor
  • Billy May — Original Music Composer
  • Ralph Burns — Original Music Composer
  • Dennis Potter — Writer

More from Herbert Ross

  1. Play It Again, Sam (1972) — 80/100 · hit
  2. The Last of Sheila (1973) — 79/100
  3. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) — 73/100
  4. The Goodbye Girl (1977) — 71/100
  5. The Sunshine Boys (1975) — 70/100
  6. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) — 70/100

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