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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Mar 28, 1991
1h 41m
★ 5.7

A love story unlike any you've ever seen.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama
Romance
Comedy
Mystery

Production Companies

Merchant Ivory Productions
Film4 Productions

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Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Miss Amelia

Vanessa Redgrave

Keith Carradine

Marvin Macy

Keith Carradine

Cork Hubbert

Cousin Lymon

Cork Hubbert

Rod Steiger

Rev. Willin

Rod Steiger

Austin Pendleton

Lawyer Taylor

Austin Pendleton

Beth Dixon

Mary Hale

Beth Dixon

Lanny Flaherty

Merlie Ryan

Lanny Flaherty

Mert Hatfield

Stumpy McPhail

Mert Hatfield

Earl Hindman

Henry Macy

Earl Hindman

Anne Pitoniak

Mrs. McPhail

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Frederick Johnson

Jeff

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Lauri Raymond

Sadie Ricketts

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