The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

A Love Story Unlike Any You've Ever Seen

A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.

Drama Romance Comedy Mystery

Vanessa Redgrave

(Miss Amelia)

Keith Carradine

(Marvin Macy)

Cork Hubbert

(Cousin Lymon)

Rod Steiger

(Rev. Willin)

Austin Pendleton

(Lawyer Taylor)

Beth Dixon

(Mary Hale)

Lanny Flaherty

(Merlie Ryan)

Mert Hatfield

(Stumpy McPhail)

Earl Hindman

(Henry Macy)

Anne Pitoniak

(Mrs. McPhail)

Frederick Johnson

(Jeff)

Lauri Raymond

(Sadie Ricketts)

Joe Stevens

(Henry Ford Crimp (as Joe Stephens))

Keith Wommack

(Tom Rainey)

Kevin Wommack

(George Rainey)

Laura Burns

(Molly Kelly)

Megan Bowman

(Townsperson)

Fred Brumfield

(Townsperson)

Mary Brumfield

(Townsperson)

Pam Christian

(Townsperson)

Jack Colby

(Townsperson)

Ted J. Crum

(Townsperson)

Candi Duke

(Townsperson)

Gayle Epperson

(Townsperson)

Mandy Fabian

(Townsperson)

Anne Greenwood-Milzman

(Townsperson)

Margaret Hoard

(Townsperson)

Trula Hoosier

(Townsperson)

Robert Jones

(Townsperson)

Kyle Kennedy

(Townsperson)

Harry Jay Knowles

(Fay Boy)

Bill Kreger

(Townsperson)

Dorothy Layne

(Townsperson)

J.W. McCrary

(Townsperson)

C.K. McFarland

(Townsperson)

Misty McNeely

(Townsperson)

Bucky Meadows

(Townsperson)

Terry Mross

(Townsperson)

Nan Norvell

(Townsperson)

Eric Paul

(Townsperson)

Scott Payne

(Townsperson)

Bill Polk

(Townsperson)

Douglas Pope

(Townsperson)

Virginia Pratt

(Townsperson)

Zane Rockenbaugh

(Townsperson)

Elisabeth Ryall

(Townsperson)

Don Stroud

(Townsperson)

Kalab Tye

(Townsperson)

Mac Williams

(Townsperson)

Taylor Williams

(Townsperson)

Christopher Woods

(Townsperson)

Paul Wright

(Richard Carpenter)

Gwen Wunneburger

(Townsperson)

Ingo Neuhaus

(Chaingang (uncredited))

Gayland Williams

(Gossip (uncredited))