Pennies from Heaven

1981 film by Herbert Ross
Movie film Q2719978
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Pennies from Heaven

Summary

Pennies from Heaven is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pennies from Heaven's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Pennies from Heaven's director is recorded as Herbert Ross[4].
  • Pennies from Heaven's screenwriter is recorded as Dennis Potter[5].
  • Pennies from Heaven's composer is recorded as Ralph Burns[6].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is recorded as musical film[7].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is recorded as romance film[9].
  • Pennies from Heaven's genre is recorded as Satanic film[10].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Steve Martin[11].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Bernadette Peters[12].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Christopher Walken[13].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Jessica Harper[14].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Jay Garner[15].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as John McMartin[16].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as M.C. Gainey[17].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Nancy Parsons[18].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as William Frankfather[19].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as John Karlen[20].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Paul Valentine[21].
  • Pennies from Heaven's cast member is recorded as Francis X. McCarthy[22].
  • Pennies from Heaven's producer is recorded as Rick McCallum[23].
  • Pennies from Heaven's producer is recorded as Nora Kaye[24].
  • Pennies from Heaven's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25].
  • Pennies from Heaven's director of photography is recorded as Gordon Willis[26].
  • Pennies from Heaven's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0082894[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Rick McCallum[23] and Nora Kaye[24]. Pennies from Heaven's director is recorded as Herbert Ross[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Dennis Potter[5]. Cast members include Steve Martin[11], Bernadette Peters[12], Christopher Walken[13], Jessica Harper[14], Jay Garner[15], and John McMartin[16].

Publication

Pennies from Heaven's publication date is recorded as +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include musical film[7], drama film[8], romance film[9], and Satanic film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[30] and 83%[31].

Why It Matters

Pennies from Heaven ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . churchofsatan.com. churchofsatan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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