29 Aug 2000
The Man Who Cried
A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.
Ironweed
Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Top Billed Cast
Jack Nicholson Francis Phelan
Meryl Streep Helen Archer
Carroll Baker Annie Phelan
Michael O'Keefe Billy
Diane Venora Peg
Fred Gwynne Oscar Reo
Margaret Whitton Katrina
Tom Waits Rudy
Jake Dengel Pee Wee
Nathan Lane Harold Allen
James Gammon Reverend Chester
Laura Esterman Rowdy Dick
Will Zahrn Nora
Joe Grifasi Jack
Hy Anzell Rosskam
Bethel Leslie Librarian
Richard Hamilton Donovan
Black-Eyed Susan Clara
Louise Phillips Flower Girl
Marjorie Slocum Elderly Woman
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