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Cast

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

John Cleary

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Nettie Cleary

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Timmy Cleary

Don Saxon

Don Saxon

The Master of Ceremonies

Elaine Williams

Elaine Williams

The Woman in Club

Grant Gordon

Grant Gordon

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Crew

Frank D. Gilroy

Frank D. Gilroy

Screenplay

Edgar Lansbury

Edgar Lansbury

Producer

Ulu Grosbard

Ulu Grosbard

Director

Jack Priestley

Jack Priestley

Director of Photography

Kenneth Utt

Kenneth Utt

Associate Producer

John Godfrey

John Godfrey

Set Decoration

Gerald B. Greenberg

Gerald B. Greenberg

Editor

Lee Pockriss

Lee Pockriss

Original Music Composer

George Jenkins

George Jenkins

Art Direction

Anna Hill Johnstone

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design

Dick Vorisek

Dick Vorisek

Sound Mixer

Mike Maggi

Mike Maggi

Makeup Supervisor

Paul Ganapoler

Paul Ganapoler

Assistant Director

Jack C. Jacobsen

Jack C. Jacobsen

Sound

Sanford Rackow

Sanford Rackow

Sound Editor

Terence A. Donnelly

Terence A. Donnelly

Assistant Director

Burtt Harris

Burtt Harris

Second Unit Director

Verne Caruso

Verne Caruso

Hairstylist

Frank D. Gilroy

Frank D. Gilroy

Theatre Play

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The Subject Was Roses

19686.3 / 10107 min
Drama

Overview

The Story of Three Strangers...A Mother...A Father...And a Son.

Timmy Cleary returns to his Bronx home at the end of World War II and is soon disillusioned to find his parents' marriage filled with discord, quarreling, and recriminations.