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The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American comedy drama and romance film directed by Daniel Mann, with a screenplay by Tennessee Williams. Its cast includes Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan and Virginia Grey, produced by Hal B. Wallis for Paramount Pictures. Set in New Orleans and shot in black-and-white, it had cinematography by James Wong Howe, costumes by Edith Head and music by Alex North.
Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress and Best Film Editing, it won the Academy Award for Best Actress and is recognised in that collection, alongside a National Board of Review Top Ten Films honour and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. It won 3 Oscars among 10 wins and 7 nominations, ran 117 minutes, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
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6.9A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
Cast
- Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose
- Burt Lancaster as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
- Marisa Pavan as Rosa Delle Rose
- Ben Cooper as Seaman Jack Hunter
- Virginia Grey as Estelle Hohengarten
- Jo Van Fleet as Bessie
Themes
- tattoo
- italian american
- loss of loved one
- widow
- louisiana
- based on play or musical
- truck driver
- mother daughter relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
4,703 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 10 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Daniel Mann
- Screenplay by
- Tennessee Williams
- Adaptation by
- Hal Kanter
- Based on
- The Rose Tattoo , by Tennessee Williams
- Produced by
- Hal B. Wallis
- Starring
- Anna Magnani Burt Lancaster Marisa Pavan Ben Cooper Virginia Grey Jo Van Fleet Sandro Giglio
- Cinematography
- James Wong Howe
- Edited by
- Warren Low
- Music by
- Alex North
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- December 12, 1955 ( 1955-12-12 ) (New York City)
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English Italian
- Box office
- $4.2 million (US and Canada)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Screenwriter
- Tennessee Williams
- Cast member
- Ben Cooper
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- James Wong Howe
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 677358
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- film editor
- Warren Low
- title
- The Rose Tattoo
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Samuel M. Comer
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 67%
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Encyclopedic overview
The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play of the same name. It was adapted by Williams and Hal Kanter and directed by Daniel Mann, with stars Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet. Williams originally wrote the play for Italian Anna Magnani to play on Broadway in 1951, but she declined the offer because of her difficulty with the English language at the time. By the time of this film adaptation, she was ready.
Anna Magnani won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, and the film won Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography receiving five other nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Pavan.
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