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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1 hour 41 minutes1991-03-28
5.7
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A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.
Cast
![Vanessa Redgrave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5hZQCw25juHi0Q9oLP9RBsUZgZA.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
Miss Amelia
![Keith Carradine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5gayZWGqjTAVJXr1bXovk3oqOxW.jpg)
Keith Carradine
Marvin Macy
![Cork Hubbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mSfXajmFC92RqPCqO9v9hBYFwz3.jpg)
Cork Hubbert
Cousin Lymon
![Rod Steiger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//70bE5PZJbRHxG4th6gDvXGgXu4Z.jpg)
Rod Steiger
Rev. Willin
![Austin Pendleton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nrXfqtXDDYzSFNLPQnfLkus4I7s.jpg)
Austin Pendleton
Lawyer Taylor
![Beth Dixon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Beth Dixon
Mary Hale
![Lanny Flaherty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jZV9UdctUwZOsdZ4OH3wxj4Bvop.jpg)
Lanny Flaherty
Merlie Ryan
![Mert Hatfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mert Hatfield
Stumpy McPhail
![Earl Hindman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pn5NlRAfwSN7Pbn9TlZleXYRGUs.jpg)
Earl Hindman
Henry Macy
![Anne Pitoniak](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xlKHdNrBCfCL7xJtmjFkWtoibkm.jpg)
Anne Pitoniak
Mrs. McPhail
![Frederick Johnson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frederick Johnson
Jeff
![Lauri Raymond](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lauri Raymond
Sadie Ricketts
![Joe Stevens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pCflBRau0xOGR17W1kzue7ySVqv.jpg)
Joe Stevens
Henry Ford Crimp (as Joe Stephens)
![Keith Wommack](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Keith Wommack
Tom Rainey
![Kevin Wommack](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kevin Wommack
George Rainey
![Laura Burns](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laura Burns
Molly Kelly
![Megan Bowman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Megan Bowman
Townsperson
![Fred Brumfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fred Brumfield
Townsperson
![Mary Brumfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mary Brumfield
Townsperson
![Pam Christian](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pam Christian
Townsperson
![Jack Colby](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Colby
Townsperson
![Ted J. Crum](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ted J. Crum
Townsperson
![Candi Duke](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Candi Duke
Townsperson
![Gayle Epperson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gayle Epperson
Townsperson
![Mandy Fabian](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qqE9DDt079ZNB4Va9MQfaxwCUwz.jpg)
Mandy Fabian
Townsperson
![Anne Greenwood-Milzman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anne Greenwood-Milzman
Townsperson
![Margaret Hoard](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margaret Hoard
Townsperson
![Trula Hoosier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vnMUnKLz5dGHcxxMoP0QboYClGi.jpg)
Trula Hoosier
Townsperson
![Robert Jones](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Jones
Townsperson
![Kyle Kennedy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kyle Kennedy
Townsperson
![Harry Jay Knowles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Harry Jay Knowles
Fay Boy
![Bill Kreger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Kreger
Townsperson
![Dorothy Layne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dorothy Layne
Townsperson
![J.W. McCrary](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
J.W. McCrary
Townsperson
![C.K. McFarland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yGFbgCyHZlPY69RXpE9cuCwlGER.jpg)
C.K. McFarland
Townsperson
![Misty McNeely](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Misty McNeely
Townsperson
![Bucky Meadows](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bucky Meadows
Townsperson
![Terry Mross](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Terry Mross
Townsperson
![Nan Norvell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nan Norvell
Townsperson
![Eric Paul](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eric Paul
Townsperson
![Scott Payne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Scott Payne
Townsperson
![Bill Polk](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bill Polk
Townsperson
![Douglas Pope](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Douglas Pope
Townsperson
![Virginia Pratt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Virginia Pratt
Townsperson
![Zane Rockenbaugh](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Zane Rockenbaugh
Townsperson
![Elisabeth Ryall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Elisabeth Ryall
Townsperson
![Don Stroud](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Don Stroud
Townsperson
![Kalab Tye](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kalab Tye
Townsperson
![Mac Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mac Williams
Townsperson
![Taylor Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Taylor Williams
Townsperson
![Christopher Woods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jK8c90fAkDr0fB7pOIagJQsOG6W.jpg)
Christopher Woods
Townsperson
![Paul Wright](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lymp5AvzNodFMRE8adOIB2kimUg.jpg)
Paul Wright
Richard Carpenter
![Gwen Wunneburger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gwen Wunneburger
Townsperson
![Ingo Neuhaus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//suBdPRrIqLgewixis6GlkMfGxXj.jpg)
Ingo Neuhaus
Chaingang (uncredited)
![Gayland Williams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eVkMmatYTmJnAfm8ZP1AGfoSvLL.jpg)