---
title: 'The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Simon Callow'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ballad-of-the-sad-cafe-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101404/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991)

1991 · 101 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Ballad of the Sad Café is a 1991 Southern Gothic drama film directed by Simon Callow in his directorial debut, and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, and Rod Steiger. Its plot follows Amelia, a moonshiner in rural 1930s Georgia whose lonely life is interrupted by the arrival of two men: First, her long-lost cousin, and later, her former husband recently released from prison.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Simon Callow](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-callow)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Hirst](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hirst)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-robbins)
- **Producer:** [Ismail Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismail-merchant)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Lassally](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-lassally)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-marcus)

## Cast

- [Cork Hubbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/cork-hubbert)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Keith Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-carradine)
- [Lanny Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/lanny-flaherty)
- [Beth Dixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-dixon)
- [Rod Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-steiger)
- [Vanessa Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-redgrave)

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