---
title: 'Pennies from Heaven (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Ross'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pennies-from-heaven-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082894/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pennies from Heaven (1981)

1981 · 108 min · Drama, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Pennies from Heaven is a 1981 American musical romantic drama film directed by Herbert Ross, based on the 1978 BBC television drama. Dennis Potter adapted his screenplay from the BBC series for American audiences, changing its setting from London and the Forest of Dean to Depression-era Chicago and rural Illinois.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-ross)
- **Screenplay:** [Dennis Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-potter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ralph Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-burns)
- **Producer:** [Rick McCallum](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-mccallum), [Nora Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/nora-kaye)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gordon Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-willis)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marks)

## Cast

- [Jay Garner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-garner)
- [John Karlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-karlen)
- [Steve Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-martin)
- [Nancy Parsons](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-parsons)
- [Jessica Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-harper)
- [Paul Valentine](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-valentine)
- [John McMartin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcmartin)
- [Christopher Walken](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-walken)
- [Francis X. McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-x-mccarthy)
- [M.C. Gainey](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-c-gainey)
- [Bernadette Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernadette-peters)
- [William Frankfather](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-frankfather)

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