The Rose Tattoo (1955)
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- Unrated
- 1h 57min
- Comedy, Drama
- 13 Dec 1955 (USA)
- Movie
A Sicilian seamstress who idolizes her husband must deal with several family crises upon his sudden death.
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Awards:
- Won 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Anna Magnani | ... |
Serafina Delle Rose
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| Burt Lancaster | ... |
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
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| Marisa Pavan | ... |
Rosa Delle Rose
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| Ben Cooper | ... |
Seaman Jack Hunter
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| Virginia Grey | ... |
Estelle Hohengarten
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| Jo Van Fleet | ... |
Bessie
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| Sandro Giglio | ... |
Father De Leo
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| Mimi Aguglia | ... |
Assunta
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Florence Sundstrom | ... |
Flora
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Albert Adkins | ... |
Mario (uncredited)
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Don Bachardy | ... |
Passenger in Back Seat of Car (uncredited)
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| Larry Chance | ... |
Rosario Delle Rose (uncredited)
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| Lewis Charles | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Roger Gunderson | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Jean Hart | ... |
Violetta (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Pop Mangiacavallo (uncredited)
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Dorrit Kelton | ... |
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
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May Lee | ... |
Mamma Shigura - Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
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Augusta Merighi | ... |
Giuseppina (uncredited)
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Natalie Murray | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Virgil Osborne | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Margherita Pasquero | ... |
Grandma Mangiacavallo (uncredited)
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Rosa Rey | ... |
Mariella (uncredited)
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Rossana San Marco | ... |
Peppina (uncredited)
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| Georgia Simmons | ... |
The Strega (uncredited)
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Zolya Talma | ... |
Miss Mangiacavallo (uncredited)
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Fred Taylor | ... |
Grocery Cashier (uncredited)
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Roland Vildo | ... |
Salvatore (uncredited)
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| Hal B. Wallis | ... |
Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited)
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| Tennessee Williams | ... |
Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Daniel Mann | ||
Written by
| Tennessee Williams | ... | (screenplay) |
| Hal Kanter | ... | (adaptation) |
| Tennessee Williams | ... | (play "The Rose Tattoo") |
Produced by
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alex North | ||
Cinematography by
| James Wong Howe | ... | director of photography |
Editorial Department
| Warren Low | ... | editorial supervisor |
Art Direction by
| Tambi Larsen | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Arthur Krams | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard McWhorter | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gene Garvin | ... | sound recordist |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
| Carl Mahakian | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Bill Wistrom | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Alex North | ... | musical director |
| John Paris | ... | in German version |
| Just Scheu | ... | Lyrics in the german version |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Cheryl Crawford | ... | stage producer: New York |
| Natalia Danesi Murray | ... | translation (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1955) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1955) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Argentina (1956) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1956) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1956) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1956) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1956) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An Italian-American neighborhood in Louisiana is disturbed when truck driver Rosario Delle Rose is killed by police while smuggling. His buxom widow Serafina miscarries, then over a period of years draws more and more into herself, trying to force her lovely teenaged daughter Rosa to do likewise. On one eventful day, Rose finally breaks away; Serafina learns of Rosario's affair with another woman; and a new carefree, handsome Italian truck driver enters her life...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Lusty...Rousing...Startling! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although the script places the location in a small Mississippi Gulf town, exteriors were shot in Key West. While scouting for locations, a perfect fit was found on Duncan Street for the exterior of the house owned by Serafina Delle Rose. Filmmakers needed to build a fence for a goat paddock, and the crew was worried the owner of the house next-door might object to the filming nearby and a ramshackle fence on his property. They needn't have worried - the house and property next-door at 1431 Duncan was the home that Tennessee Williams shared with his lover Frank Merlo, who happily agreed to its use, even inviting Magnani (close friends of Merlo and Williams) and Lancaster to use it as their dressing rooms. In later years, Williams had an enormous mosaic of a rose tattoo embedded in the floor of the pool behind the house, which is still there. See more » |
| Goofs | When the truck crashes in flames and rolls down the hillside, it is obvious from the beginning of the sequence that there is nobody in the cab. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Sheik of Araby See more » |
| Quotes |
Schoolteacher:
Mrs. Delle Rose. I don't understand how a woman that acts like you could have such a sweet and refined young girl for a daughter. See more » |