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The Subject Was Roses ()

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A young man returning home from World War II finds himself caught up in his parents' turbulent relationship.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Nettie Cleary
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John Cleary
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Timmy Cleary
Don Saxon ...
The Master of Ceremonies
Elaine Williams ...
The Woman in Club
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Grant Gordon ...
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Ulu Grosbard

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Frank D. Gilroy ... (screenplay)
 
Frank D. Gilroy ... (play) (uncredited)

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Edgar Lansbury ... producer
Kenneth Utt ... associate producer

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Lee Pockriss

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Jack Priestley

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Gerald B. Greenberg ... (as Gerald Greenberg)

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George Jenkins

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John Godfrey

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Anna Hill Johnstone

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Verne Caruso ... hair stylist (as Vern Caruso)
Mike Maggi ... makeup supervisor

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Terence A. Donnelly ... assistant director
Paul Ganapoler ... assistant director
Burtt Harris ... second unit director

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Stanley Cappiello ... master scenic artist
Thomas C. Tonery ... property master (as Tom Tonery)
Jules Wollock ... head carpenter (as Julie Wollock)

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Jack C. Jacobsen ... sound
Sanford Rackow ... sound editor
Dick Vorisek ... sound mixer (as Richard Vorisek)

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William J. Gerrity ... grip: construction
Jack Kennedy ... key grip
Richard C. Kratina ... camera operator (as Dick Kratina)
Willie Meyerhoff ... chief electrician
Robert M. Volpe ... key grip (as Bob Volpe)

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George Newman ... wardrobe
Flo Transfield ... wardrobe

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Lee Pockriss ... conductor
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

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Maggie James ... script supervisor
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Plot Summary

When Timmy Cleary (Sheen), comes home from soldiering, he's greeted by the open but strained arms of his two parents, John and Nettie, (Neal and Albertson). Once considered sickly and weak, he has now distinguished himself in the service and is ready to begin a new life. His parents, however, are still trapped in the bygone days of early and unresolved marital strife and begin emotionally deteriorating through several drama packed encounters. Now mature, the young Tim Cleary finally understands the family dynamics that has played all throughout his boyhood. By the simple act of bringing his mother roses on behalf of his father, Tim realizes he may have destroyed his family, but is helpless to obtain resolution which must come from both his parents. Written by Teresa B. O'Donnell

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Also Known As
  • Trois étrangers (France)
  • Rosen für die Lady (Germany)
  • Una historia de tres extraños (Spain)
  • A História de Três Estranhos (Brazil)
  • Tolv røde roser (Denmark)
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  • 107 min
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Trivia This movie was the first film Patricia Neal made after suffering three massive and near-fatal strokes early in 1965. Neal was in a coma for two-and-a-half weeks and underwent emergency brain surgery. Paralyzed on her right side and unable to talk, she had to learn how to use her limbs again, how to speak again, and had to relearn the alphabet in order to spell the simplest of words. By early 1967, her recovery was so remarkable that it was difficult to tell that she'd suffered a stroke, although Neal admitted to still having memory problems. In April 1968, while shooting this film in an old warehouse on Manhattan's West 26th Street, Neal reflected on her ordeal to critic Rex Reed: "I hated life for a year and a half, then I started learning how to be a person again, and now I've loved life for a year and a half. And I love it a lot." See more »
Goofs 1960s vehicles can be seen in the background when Nettie rides the bus out to the seashore. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Pat Neal Is Back (1968). See more »
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Quotes Nettie Cleary: I never doubted he'd do as well as anyone else.
John Cleary: Where he's concerned, you never doubted, period. If he came in right now and said he could fly, you'd help him out the window.
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