The Purple Rose of Cairo - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Purple Rose of Cairo"
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Timing: 1:22 (82 min)
The Purple Rose of Cairo - TMDB rating
7.39/10
994
The Purple Rose of Cairo - Kinopoisk rating
7.604/10
10189
The Purple Rose of Cairo - IMDB rating
7.6/10
59000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Photo Robert Greenhut #73107
Robert Greenhut
Producer

Executive Producer

Photo Jack Rollins #88548

Jack Rollins

Jack Rollins
Executive Producer

Casting

Photo Juliet Taylor #27891
Juliet Taylor
Casting

Editor

Susan E. Morse
Editor

Art Direction

Edward Pisoni
Art Direction

Costume Design

Production Design

Stuart Wurtzel
Production Design

Set Decoration

Carol Joffe
Set Decoration

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

Dick Hyman
Original Music Composer

Associate Producer

Gail Sicilia
Associate Producer
Michael Peyser
Associate Producer

Set Dresser

Kevin McCarthy
Set Dresser

Second Assistant Director

Jim Chory
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Photo Gordon Willis #11809

Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator

Assistant Art Director

W. Steven Graham
Assistant Art Director

Property Master

James Mazzola
Property Master

Script Supervisor

Kay Chapin
Script Supervisor

Still Photographer

Photo Brian Hamill #74207
Brian Hamill
Still Photographer

First Assistant Director

Photo Thomas A. Reilly #79871

Thomas A. Reilly

Thomas A. Reilly
First Assistant Director

Thanks

Production Manager

Michael Peyser
Production Manager

Boom Operator

Louis Sabat
Boom Operator

Screenplay

Location Scout

Dana Robin
Location Scout
Mary Kane
Location Scout
Barry Strugatz
Location Scout
John Healy
Location Scout

Art Department Coordinator

Prudence Farrow
Art Department Coordinator

Assistant Editor

Richard Nord
Assistant Editor

Key Grip

Robert Ward
Key Grip

Location Manager

Jonathan Filley
Location Manager

Grip

Ronald Burke
Grip

Casting Assistant

Ellen Lewis
Casting Assistant

Hair Designer

Romaine Greene
Hair Designer

Makeup Designer

Fern Buchner
Makeup Designer

Gaffer

Ray Quinlan
Gaffer

Production Sound Mixer

James Sabat
Production Sound Mixer

Music Coordinator

Joe Malin
Music Coordinator

Sound Engineer

Roy B. Yokelson
Sound Engineer

Production Coordinator

Helen Robin
Production Coordinator

Construction Grip

James V. Gartland
Construction Grip

Scenic Artist

Cosmo Sorice
Scenic Artist

Best Boy Electric

James Fitzpatrick
Best Boy Electric

Sound Recordist

Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist

Wardrobe Supervisor

Patricia Eiben
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor

Second Assistant Camera

Bob Paone
Second Assistant Camera

Assistant Sound Editor

Marty Levenstein
Assistant Sound Editor
Stuart Lieberman
Assistant Sound Editor

Costume Assistant

Isis Mussenden
Costume Assistant

Transportation Captain

Harry J. Leavey
Transportation Captain

Sound Editor

Dan Lieberstein
Sound Editor

Assistant Camera

Douglas C. Hart
Assistant Camera

Additional Casting

Photo Todd M. Thaler #71493
Todd M. Thaler
Additional Casting

Apprentice Sound Editor

Kathleen Earle Killeen
Apprentice Sound Editor

Head Carpenter

Ron Petagna
Head Carpenter

Projection

Carl Turnquest
Projection

Additional Set Dresser

Justin Scoppa Jr.
Additional Set Dresser

Lead Set Dresser

Dave Weinman
Lead Set Dresser

Key Scenic Artist

James Sorice
Key Scenic Artist

What's left behind the scenes

  • Michael Keaton had already begun filming in the lead role when director Woody Allen decided that the actor was not a good fit and replaced him with Jeff Daniels.
  • Woody Allen has repeatedly stated that of all the films he has made, this is his favorite.
  • Jeff Daniels opened a theater called "The Purple Rose" in his hometown of Chelsea, Michigan.
  • A virtually unknown Viggo Mortensen received one of the roles in the film. The future famous actor was very pleased with the invitation from Woody Allen. However, his joy quickly turned to strong disappointment when he learned that all the scenes with his participation had been cut during final editing. And no one bothered to inform him of this.
  • Scenes at the amusement park were filmed at the classic and once very popular Bertrand Island park on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. The amusement park operated from 1929 to 1983, closing shortly before filming began. Some of the rides were real, while others were temporary props set up by the film crew.
  • After a preview of the film, Woody Allen was told that if he simply changed the ending, the film could have been a big success. Allen refused, stating that he made the entire film specifically because of that ending.
  • In an interview with Esquire magazine, when asked why he didn't give the film a happy ending, Woody Allen replied that “that *was* the happy ending.”
  • Although scenes from the fictional namesake film are shot at the Copacabana club in New York, that club did not open until November 1940. This is inconsistent with the actual film, which takes place during the Great Depression.
  • When Cecilia and Gil sing and play in the music store, the camera's shadow is visible in the lower left corner.
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