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1991 | DIRECTED BY SIMON CALLOW

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

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Movie Stats
Year
1991
Runtime
 101 minutes (1 hr 41 mins)
Certificates

PG-13

15

12

M

16
Select Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
Keith Carradine
Cork Hubbert
Rod Steiger
Austin Pendleton
Beth Dixon
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
3rd May 2022
Last viewed:
4th Jan 2026
Total views:
30
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st June 1991
34 years 7 months 26 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
25th April 1991
34 years 9 months 2 days ago
France release date
 France
26th August 1992
33 years 5 months 1 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
13th November 1992
33 years 2 months 14 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
23rd April 1993
32 years 9 months 4 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £228.2 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $184.9 Thousand
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $536.2 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
75,300 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
43,917 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 3rd May '91
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: £83.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Box Office
  • Release: 1st Jun '91
  • Debut weekend: 3rd May '91
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 17
  • Debut gross: $2.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
simon callow Simon Callow
Starring
Vanessa RedgraveMiss Amelia
Keith CarradineMarvin Macy
Cork HubbertCousin Lymon
Rod SteigerRev. Willin
Austin PendletonLawyer Taylor
Beth DixonMary Hale
Lanny FlahertyMerlie Ryan
Mert HatfieldStumpy McPhail
Earl HindmanHenry Macy
Anne PitoniakMrs. McPhail
Frederick JohnsonJeff
Lauri RaymondSadie Ricketts
Joe StevensHenry Ford Crimp
Keith WommackTom Rainey
Kevin WommackGeorge Rainey
Laura BurnsMolly Kelly
Megan BowmanTownspeople
Fred BrumfieldTownspeople
Mary BrumfieldTownspeople
Pam ChristianTownspeople
Jack ColbyTownspeople
Ted J. CrumTownspeople
Candi DukeTownspeople
Gayle EppersonTownspeople
Mandy FabianTownspeople
Anne Greenwood-MilzmanTownspeople
Margaret HoardTownspeople
Trula HoosierTownspeople
Robert JonesTownspeople
Kyle KennedyTownspeople
Harry Jay KnowlesFat Boy
Bill KregerTownspeople
Dorothy LayneTownspeople
J.W. McCraryTownspeople
C.K. McFarlandTownspeople
Misty McNeelyTownspeople
Bucky MeadowsTownspeople
Terry MrossTownspeople
Nan NorvellTownspeople
Eric PaulTownspeople
Scott PayneTownspeople
Bill PolkTownspeople
Douglas PopeTownspeople
Virginia PrattTownspeople
Zane RockenbaughTownspeople
Elisabeth RyallTownspeople
Don StroudTownspeople
Kalab TyeTownspeople
Mac WilliamsTownspeople
Taylor WilliamsTownspeople
Christopher WoodsTownspeople
Paul WrightRichard Carpenter
Gwen WunneburgerTownspeople
Ingo NeuhausChaingang
Gayland WilliamsGossip

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
10
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£228,158
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
3 May 1991
10N
£83,201
£83,201
10 May 1991
12▼
£55,467
£163,628
17 May 1991
14▼
£27,734
£202,456
24 May 1991
18▼
£11,094
£218,542
31 May 1991
20▼
£4,438
£224,311
7 Jun 1991
22▼
£2,959
£228,158

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
17
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$184,890
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
3 May 1991
17▼
$2,343
$2,343

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Mystery
Mystery
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