---
title: 'The Subject Was Roses (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ulu Grosbard'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-subject-was-roses-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063654/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Subject Was Roses (1968)

1968 · 107 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Subject Was Roses is a 1968 American Metrocolor 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, the latter two reprising their roles from the original play. The film follows a World War II veteran (Sheen) who returns home to the Bronx and soon becomes disillusioned to find his parents' marriage filled with discord, quarreling, and recriminations.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ulu Grosbard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulu-grosbard)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank D. Gilroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-d-gilroy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lee Pockriss](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-pockriss)
- **Producer:** [Edgar Lansbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-lansbury)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Priestley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-priestley)
- **Editor:** [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-b-greenberg)

## Cast

- [Martin Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-sheen)
- [Patricia Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-neal)
- [Jack Albertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-albertson)

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