The Rose Tattoo (1955)
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 116 mins
Complete Cast:
- Anna Magnani - Serafina Delle Rose
- Marisa Pavan - Rosa Delle Rose
- Jo Van Fleet - Bessie
- Sandro Giglio - Father De Leo
- Florence Sundstrom - Flora
- Rossana San Marco - Peppina
- Rosa Rey - Mariella
- Zolya Talma - Miss Mangiacavallo
- Lewis Charles - Taxi Driver
- Jean Hart - Violetta
- Burt Lancaster - Alvaro Mangiacavallo
- Ben Cooper - Jack Hunter
- Virginia Grey - Estelle Hohengarten
- Mimi Aguglia - Assunta
- Dorrit Kelton - Schoolteacher
- Augusta Merighi - Guiseppina
- Georgia Simmons - The Strega
- Margherita Pasquero - Grandma Mangiacavallo
- Larry Chance - Rosario Delle Rose
- George Humbert - Pop Mangiacavallo
- Director(s):
- Daniel Mann
- Writer(s):
- Hal Kanter, Tennessee Williams
- Producer(s):
- Hal B. Wallis
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- 1956 - The Rose Tattoo - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Actress
- 1955 - The Rose Tattoo - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- 1955 - The Rose Tattoo - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1955 - The Rose Tattoo - National Board of Review - Best Actress
- 1955 - The Rose Tattoo - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
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