The Rose Tattoo (1955)
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80% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(1,038 ratings)
Scripted by famed playwright Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo stars Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose, a Sicilian woman who now lives in the American South. As the film opens, she is still mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her… More Scripted by famed playwright Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo stars Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose, a Sicilian woman who now lives in the American South. As the film opens, she is still mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her fragile emotional existence is shattered when she discovers that her husband had been carrying on with another woman. Luckily, Serafina also meets truck driver Alvaro Mangiacavallo (Burt Lancaster) around this time, and their tentative romance may help her through this troubling time. Williams wrote the script for Magnani, who was awarded an Oscar for her work in the film. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Mann
- Written By
- Tennessee Williams, Hal Kanter
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 12, 1955 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
To conform to the Code, Daniel Mann's version scaled down the raw sexuality in Tennessee Williams' play. In the original work, it was raw passion, but in the film desire is approved only if it leads to marriage.
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
Anna Magnani shines ... but the stagebound feel of the film, and especially some wretched overacting by Burt Lancaster, almost sink it.
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Cast
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Anna Magnani
as Serafina Delle Rose
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Burt Lancaster
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
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Marisa Pavan
as Rosa Delle Rose
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Ben Cooper
as Jack Hunter
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Jo Van Fleet
as Bessie
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Virginia Grey
as Estelle Hohengarten
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Sandro Giglio
as Father De Leo
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Mimi Aguglia
as Assunta
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Florence Sundstrom
as Flora
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Dorrit Kelton
as Schoolteacher
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Rossana San Marco
as Peppina
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Augusta Merighi
as Guiseppina
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Rosa Rey
as Mariella
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Georgia Simmons
as The Strega
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Zolya Talma
as Miss Mangiacavallo
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Margherita Pasquero
as Grandma Mangiacavallo
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Lewis Charles
as Taxi Driver
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Larry Chance
as Rosario Delle Rose
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Jean Hart
as Violetta
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George Humbert
as Pop Mangiacavallo
