Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Mia Farrow
Jeff Daniels
Danny Aiello
Irving Metzman
Stephanie Farrow
Edward Herrmann
John Wood
Deborah Rush
Van Johnson
Zoe Caldwell
Milo O’Shea
Dianne Wiest
Glenne Headly
Paul Herman
Rick Petrucelli
Peter Castellotti
John Rothman
David Kieserman
Elaine Grollman
Victoria Zussin
Mark Hammond
Wade Barnes
Joseph G. Graham
Don Quigley
Maurice Brenner
Milton Seaman
Mimi Weddell
Tom Degidon
Mary Hedahl
Eugene J. Anthony
Ebb Miller
Karen Akers
Annie-Joe Edwards
Peter McRobbie
Camille Saviola
Juliana Donald
Margaret Thompson
George Hamlin
Helen Hanft
Leo Postrel
Helen Miller
George Martin
Crystal Field
Ken Chapin
Robert Trebor
Benjamin Rayson
Jean Shevlin
Albert S. Bennett
Martha Sherrill
Gretchen MacLane
Edwin Bordo
Andrew Murphy
Tom Kubiak
Alexander Cohen
Raymond Serra
George J. Manos
David Tice
James Lynch
Sydney A. Blake
Michael Tucker
Peter Von Berg
David Weber
Willie Tjan
Lela Ivey
Drinda Lalumia
Loretta Tupper
Marty Appel
Fred Astaire
George Maniere
James Prendergast
Ginger Rogers