The Rose (film)
1979 film by Mark Rydell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rose is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Mark Rydell, and starring Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus, and David Keith. Loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin, the film follows a self-destructive rock star in the late 1960s, who struggles to cope with the pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
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Directed by | Mark Rydell |
Screenplay by | Bo Goldman Bill Kerby Michael Cimino (uncredited) |
Story by | Bill Kerby |
Produced by | Aaron Russo Marvin Worth Anthony Ray |
Starring | Bette Midler Alan Bates Frederic Forrest |
Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
Edited by | Carroll Timothy O'Meara Robert L. Wolfe |
Music by | Paul A. Rothchild (Mendelssohn – Piano concerto no 1, 2nd movement, the Rose) |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 134 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $9.3 million[3][4] |
Box office | $29.2 million (US/Canada)[5] |
Originally titled Pearl (Janis Joplin's nickname and the title of her last album), the film's screenplay was revised and fictionalized after the Joplin family declined to allow producers the rights to her story.[6]
The Rose was nominated for four Academy Awards at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980), including Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Midler, in her screen debut), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Frederic Forrest), Best Film Editing and Best Sound.[7] Midler performed the soundtrack album for the film, and its title track became one of her biggest hit singles.