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Programme Information

Dennis Potter's landmark TV drama gets the big-screen - and big-star - treatment. Steve Martin plays the travelling music-sheet salesman whose love affair with a beautiful teacher leads to tragedy.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1981) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Steve Martin	.... Arthur Parker
Bernadette Peters	.... Eileen aka 'Lulu'
Christopher Walken	.... Tom
Jessica Harper	.... Joan Parker
Vernel Bagneris	.... Accordion man
John McMartin	.... Mr. Warner

Supporting Cast:

John Karlen	.... Detective
Jay Garner	.... Banker
Robert Fitch	.... Al
Tommy Rall	.... Ed
Raleigh Bond	.... Mr. Barrett
Eliska Krupka	.... The Blind Girl
Francis X. McCarthy	.... Bartender
Gloria LeRoy	.... A Prostitute
Toni Kaye	.... Tart

Directors:

Herbert Ross

Writers:

Dennis Potter