The Rose Tattoo

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James Wong Howe smiles and holds his Oscar for cinematography, wearing a tuxedo, in front of a curtain at the 28th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, 1956.

Anna Magnani gently holds Burt Lancaster's face as they lie close together, sharing an intimate and emotional moment in The Rose Tattoo.

Anna Magnani in The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

film by Mann [1955]

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James Wong Howe
…Awards for his work on The Rose Tattoo 1955) and Hud (1963).
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…Awards for his work on The Rose Tattoo 1955) and Hud (1963).
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Daniel Mann
In 1955 Mann helmed The Rose Tattoo, with a screenplay by Williams. It featured Italian actress Anna Magnani, in her Hollywood debut, as a grieving widow; Lancaster was the truck driver who revives her passion. The film received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and Magnani and cinematographer…
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In 1955 Mann helmed The Rose Tattoo, with a screenplay by Williams. It featured Italian actress Anna Magnani, in her Hollywood debut, as a grieving widow; Lancaster was the truck driver who revives her passion. The film received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and Magnani and cinematographer…
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Anna Magnani
Her first Hollywood film was The Rose Tattoo (1955). In a role written expressly for her by her close friend, the playwright Tennessee Williams, she played the robust widow of a truck driver whose encounter with a handsome new lodger (Burt Lancaster) sparks hope. The role earned her the Academy…
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Her first Hollywood film was The Rose Tattoo (1955). In a role written expressly for her by her close friend, the playwright Tennessee Williams, she played the robust widow of a truck driver whose encounter with a handsome new lodger (Burt Lancaster) sparks hope. The role earned her the Academy…
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