The Purple Rose of Cairo
She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real, but you can't have everything.
Overview
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.
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $10,631,333
- Production
- Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
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Cast
Mia Farrow
Cecilia
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Danny Aiello
Monk
Irving Metzman
Theater Manager
Edward Herrmann
Henry
John Wood
Jason
Deborah Rush
Rita
Van Johnson
Larry
Zoe Caldwell
The Countess
Milo O'Shea
Father Donnelly
Dianne Wiest
Emma
Glenne Headly
Hooker
Paul Herman
Penny Pitcher
Peter Castellotti
Penny Pitcher
John Rothman
Mr. Hirsch's Lawyer
Mimi Weddell
Ticket Buyer
Karen Akers
Kitty Haynes
Peter McRobbie
The Communist
Camille Saviola
Olga
Juliana Donald
Usherette
Crew
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Writers
- Woody Allen
- Producers
- Jack Rollins,Robert Greenhut,Charles H. Joffe
- Cinematography
- Gordon Willis
- Composer
- Dick Hyman
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CinemaSerf
May 30, 2025
Initially, this reminded me a little of the scenario for “King Kong” as the impressionable young “Cecilia” (Mia Farrow) manages, not unreasonably it has to be said, to get fired from her waitressing job in 1930s New York. Despondent, she heads to the cinema to see the “The Purple Rose of Cairo” only for it’s star “Tom” (Jeff Daniels) to quite literally leap off the screen at her and soon her world is in turmoil. It’s not just her, neither. The studio is complaining that he is doing exactly the s…