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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 19, 1985
Box Office
$10.6M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 6, 2001
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Cast
Full credits →M
Mia Farrow
Cecilia
J
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
D
Danny Aiello
Monk
D
Dianne Wiest
Emma
M
Milo O'Shea
Father Donnelly
V
Van Johnson
Larry
D
Deborah Rush
Rita
Z
Zoe Caldwell
The Countess
I
Irving Metzman
Theater Manager
J
John Wood
Jason
J
John Rothman
Mr. Hirsch's Lawyer
E
Edward Herrmann
Henry
S
Stephanie Farrow
Cecilia's Sister
M
Michael Tucker
Gil's Agent
A
Annie-Joe Edwards
Delilah
C
Camille Saviola
Olga
P
Peter McRobbie
The Communist
J
Juliana Donald
Usherette
W
Wade Barnes
Diner Patron
M
Maurice Brenner
Diner Patron
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Quotes
See all →Unexpected Encounter at the Theater
Theater Manager
Cecilia, what are you doing here?
Cecilia
Meeting Gil Shepherd.
Theater Manager
They all gone.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Love and Reality in Difficult Times
Tom Baxter
I guess I have to get a job.
Cecilia
That's not gonna be so easy either - right now the whole country's out of work.
Tom Baxter
Well, then, we'll live on love. We'll have to make some concessions, but so what? We'll have each other
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
