The purple rose of Cairo
(2001, original release: 1985)
Fiction
DVD
Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/PURPLE
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2001]
©2001
©2001
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
0792851285 1001747
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Widescreen
Cecilia is a poor waitress in a dumpy New Jersey diner who goes to movies to escape the realities of the Depression Era life. Her favorite is "The purple rose of Cairo." When the leading man Tom Baxter decides to be with Cecilia, confusion abounds
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985
Director of photography, Gordon Willis ; music, Dick Hyman
Jeff Daniels, Mia Farrow, Danny Aiello
Rated PG
DVD, Dolby mono
Closed-captioned. Includes French and Spanish dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French or Spanish