The Rose Tattoo (1955) - Movie

The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, this classic drama centers on Serafina (Anna Magnani), a widowed Sicilian woman living in the American South who is left devastated by the death of her husband. Grief turns her into a recluse, however she is drawn back into the world when she learns of her late husband's infidelities. Meanwhile, the arrival of a new lodger, handsome truck driver...
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Release Date: December 12th, 1955

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 57 min

Plot Summary

Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, this classic drama centers on Serafina (Anna Magnani), a widowed Sicilian woman living in the American South who is left devastated by the death of her husband. Grief turns her into a recluse, however she is drawn back into the world when she learns of her late husband's infidelities. Meanwhile, the arrival of a new lodger, handsome truck driver Alvaro (Burt Lancaster), offers hope of a new love in her life.

Cast: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, Jo Van Fleet, Sandro Giglio, Mimi Aguglia

Director: Daniel Mann

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Paramount Pictures

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: Passionate, House, Melodramatic, Brooding, 1950s, Love, Daughter, Husband, Fall, Transformation, Deception

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