The Subject Was Roses(1968)G10/13/1968 (US)Drama1h 47m5.9Share"The Story of Three Strangers...A Mother...A Father...And a Son."OverviewTimmy 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.Ulu GrosbardDirectorFrank D. GilroyScreenplayTop Billed CastJack AlbertsonJohn ClearyPatricia NealNettie ClearyMartin SheenTimmy ClearyDon SaxonThe Master of CeremoniesElaine WilliamsThe Woman in ClubGrant GordonMan in Restaurant (uncredited)Popularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (1)Backdrops (2)Posters (6)Jack Albertson Wins Supporting Actor: 1969 OscarsFeaturetteRecommendations62%Fright Night80%Oppenheimer79%Titanic81%Joker74%Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood81%The Truman Show83%Back to the Future82%Shutter Island77%PK69%Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)70%In Time73%Extraction74%Bullet Train79%Inside Out68%Mulan81%Soul80%Cruella75%Toy Story 477%Batman Begins73%Kung Fu PandaPrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies64%Greyhawk64%Judge Priest68%Another Woman60%Amira & Sam75%Beauty and the Beast81%Paris, Texas63%Click72%204676%Dolls84%Once Upon a Time in America77%Magnolia80%American Beauty81%Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind61%Passchendaele69%The Big Chill68%Magnificent Obsession45%Little Soldier71%Field of Dreams90%The Camp67%Confessions of a Dangerous MindPrevious slideNext slide