Review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) by Erik G — 09 Mar 2007

Great concept... Daniels is good in it...

This review of The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) was written by Erik G on 09 Mar 2007.

The Purple Rose of Cairo has generally received very positive reviews.

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