Search - The Rose Tattoo on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1955 DVD Release: 09/21/2004 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Family Drama

Scripted by famed playwright Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo stars Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose, a Sicilian woman who now lives in the American South. As the film opens, she is still mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her fragile emotional existence is shattered when she discovers that her husband had been carrying on with another woman. Luckily, Serafina also meets truck driver Alvaro Mangiacavallo (Burt Lancaster) around this time, and their tentative romance may help her through this troubling time. Williams wrote the script for Magnani, who was awarded an Oscar for her work in the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Anna Magnani - Serafina Delle Rose
Burt Lancaster - Alvaro Mangiacavallo
Marisa Pavan - Rosa Delle Rose
Ben Cooper - Jack Hunter
Jo Van Fleet - Bessie
Virginia Grey - Estelle Hohengarten

Anna Magnani deliver a superb Oscar-winning performance in this drama written by Tennessee Williams, which has been given a no-frills release on DVD. The Rose Tattoo has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which is also enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono; the dialogue is in English, with optional English subtitles, but no multiple language options or bonus materials are included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide