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The Rose 1979 Film | Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
  • Jul 2
  • 1 min read

What's your review of the 1979 film the Rose? It's directed by Mark Rydell, with a cast including Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, and more.


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About the Rose 1979


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The Rose plot from IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079826/


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Bette Midler as Mary Rose "The Rose" Foster

Alan Bates as Rudge Campbell

Frederic Forrest as Huston Dyer

Harry Dean Stanton as Billy Ray

Barry Primus as Dennis

David Keith as PFC Mal

Sandra McCabe as Sarah Willingham

Will Hare as Mr Leonard

James Keane as Sam

Sandy Ward as Mr Foster

Doris Roberts as Mrs Foster

Danny Weis as Danny, The Rose Band leader

Mark Leonard as The Rose Band bassist

Pentti "Whitey" Glan as the Rose Band drummer

Steve Hunter as The Rose Band guitarist

Sylvester as Drag Queen

Michael Greer as Emcee


Directed by Mark Rydell

Screenplay by Bo Goldman, Bill Kerby, Michael Cimino

Distributed by 20th Century-Fox

Release date: November 7, 1979 (New York City)

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