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Director:

Ulu Grosbard

Writer:

Frank D. Gilroy (play)

Contact:

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Release Date:

12 February 1970 (Denmark) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

"Deeply moving film!" more

Plot:

When Timmy Cleary (Sheen), comes home from soldiering, he's greeted by the open but strained arms of his two parents... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

Intense Character Study. more (11 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Patricia Neal ... Nettie Cleary
Jack Albertson ... John Cleary

Martin Sheen ... Timmy Cleary
Don Saxon ... The Master of Ceremonies
Elaine Williams ... The Woman in Club
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PA (Ontario) | USA:G


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The original Broadway production of "The Subject was Roses" by Frank D. Gilroy opened at the Royale Theater (and four other theaters) in New York on May 25, 1964, ran for 832 performances and won the 1965 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. more

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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Movie Connections:

References Gilda (1946) more

Soundtrack:

Who Knows Where the Time Goes? more


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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Intense Character Study., 6 May 2002
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Parents Patricia Neal (Oscar-nominated) and Jack Albertson (Oscar-winning) welcome back son Martin Sheen from World War II and the event leads to emotional fireworks for all involved in this intense and sometimes difficult-to-sit-through drama from 1968. Albertson has ruled with an iron-fist for years and basically done whatever he has wanted to do, while Neal has been stuck in a loveless and heartless marriage. Sheen has always been somewhat unaware of all that had transpired due to being physically sick for much of his youth. Sheen brings roses to his mother and say they are from Albertson and this small, kind gesture starts an almost unending string of events that will affect all three of the key players and in the end happiness is not a certainty by a long-shot. The film is an intense character study in the tradition of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Albertson, known for comedy and sometimes uninspired performances, gives the performance of his lifetime and easily one of the best performances of the 1960s. 4 stars out of 5.

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