Cast
- Mia Farrow as Cecilia
- Jeff Daniels as Tom Baxter/Gil Shepherd
- Danny Aiello as Monk
- Edward Herrmann as Henry
- John Wood as Jason
- Deborah Rush as Rita
- Zoe Caldwell as The Countess
- Van Johnson as Larry Wilde
- Karen Akers as Kitty Haynes
- Milo O'Shea as Father Donnelly
- Dianne Wiest as Emma
Note: Michael Keaton was originally cast as Tom Baxter/Gil Shepherd as Allen was a fan of his work. Allen felt that Keaton, who took a pay cut to work with the director was too contemporary and hard to accept in the period role. The two amicably parted ways after 10 days of filming and Daniels replaced Keaton in the role.
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