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Frank D. Gilroy (play)
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12 February 1970 (Denmark) more
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"Deeply moving film!" more
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When Timmy Cleary (Sheen), comes home from soldiering, he's greeted by the open but strained arms of his two parents... more | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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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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USA:107 min
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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
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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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Who Knows Where the Time Goes? more
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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.