The Subject Was Roses (1968)

Synopsis: A powerful adaptation of Frank D. Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Timmy Cleary has just returned home to the Bronx after fighting in World War II. It doesn't take long, however, before he... A powerful adaptation of Frank D. Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Timmy Cleary has just returned home to the Bronx after fighting in World War II. It doesn't take long, however, before he finds himself in the middle of his parents' bickering. His mother and father, Nettie and John, are stuck in an unhappy marriage that only seems to get worse with the passage of time. John has never rebounded from the Depression, when his business failed, and, as a result, the couple has only barely scraped by over the years. But being away at war has made Timmy grow up and, for the first time, he starts coming to terms with his troubled parents... [More]

Starring: Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen, Elaine Williams

Starring: Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen, Elaine Williams, George Jenkins

Director: Ulu Grosbard

Director: Ulu Grosbard
Producer: Edgar Lansbury
Composer: Lee Pockriss

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