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During the Great Depression, a married sheet-music salesman falls in love with another woman and uses cheery songs from that era to imagine a better life for himself.
Original Release
12/11/1981
US Release
12/11/1981
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Martin | Arthur |
Bernadette Peters | Eileen |
Jessica Harper | Joan |
Vernel Bagneris | The Accordion Man |
John McMartin | Mr. Warner |
John Karlen | The Detective |
Jay Garner | The Banker |
Robert Fitch | Al |
Tommy Rall | Ed |
Eliska Krupka | The Blind Girl |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Martin | Arthur |
Bernadette Peters | Eileen |
Jessica Harper | Joan |
Vernel Bagneris | The Accordion Man |
John McMartin | Mr. Warner |
John Karlen | The Detective |
Jay Garner | The Banker |
Robert Fitch | Al |
Tommy Rall | Ed |
Eliska Krupka | The Blind Girl |
Christopher Walken | Tom |
Francis X. McCarthy | The Bartender |
Raleigh Bond | Mr. Barrett |
Gloria LeRoy | A Prostitute |
Nancy Parsons | The Old Whore |
Toni Kaye | Tart |
Shirley Kirkes Mar | Tart |
Jack Fletcher | Elevator Operator |
Hunter Watkins | Boy |
Arell Blanton | Motorcycle Police |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rick McCallum | Executive Producer |
Herbert Ross | Producer |
Ken Adam | Producer |
Nora Kaye | Producer |
Rick McCallum | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1982 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1982 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
1982 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |
1982 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1982 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Won |
1982 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |