The Subject Was Roses is a 1968 American drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard. The screenplay by Frank D. Gilroy is based on his 1964 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title. The film stars Patricia Neal, Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson. Albertson won an Academy Award for his performance. Returning to his Bronx home following World War II, Timmy Cleary discovers his middle class parents have drifted apart and constantly quarrel at the least provocation. Once closer to his mother Nettie, the young veteran finds himself bonding with his salesman father John, but he tries to remain neutral... when intervening in their disputes. En route home after a day trip to the family's summer cottage with his father, Timmy purchases a bouquet of roses and suggests John present them to his wife. Nettie is thrilled by his apparent thoughtfulness, and the three spend the evening nightclubbing in Manhattan.
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| Release date: | October 13, 1968 |
| Directed by: | Ulu Grosbard |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Producer: | Edgar Lansbury |
| Editor: | Gerald B. Greenberg, Jerry A. Greenberg |
| Music by: | Lee Pockriss |
| Cinematography: | Jack Priestley |
| Screenplay by: | Frank D. Gilroy |
| Adapted from: | The Subject Was Roses |