| The Purple Rose of Cairo | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Woody Allen |
| Written by | Woody Allen |
| Produced by | Robert Greenhut |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
| Edited by | Susan E. Morse |
| Music by | Dick Hyman |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $10.6 million[2] |
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 American fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, and Danny Aiello. Inspired by the films Sherlock Jr. (1924) and Hellzapoppin' (1941) and Pirandello's play Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921), it is the tale of a film character named Tom Baxter who leaves a fictional film of the same name and enters the real world.
The film was released on March 1, 1985. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, while Allen received several screenwriting nominations, including at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards. Allen has ranked it among his best films, along with Husbands and Wives (1992) and Match Point (2005).[3]
- ^ "The Purple Rose of Cairo (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. May 8, 1985. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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