The Rose

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The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.

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The Rose canonical 27
The Rose (1979 film) 1
The Rose (film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
musical drama film
academyAwardNominationRecipient Bette Midler
surface form: Bette Midler – Best Actress

Frederic Forrest – Best Supporting Actor
Robert L. Wolfe – Best Film Editing
basedOn story by Bill Kerby
betteMidlerPerformanceReception widely acclaimed
boxOfficePerformance commercially successful
castMember Alan Bates
Bette Midler
David Keith
Frederic Forrest
Harry Dean Stanton
Sandra McCabe
characterPortrayedBy Bette Midler
surface form: Mary Rose Foster – Bette Midler
cinematographyBy Vilmos Zsigmond
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Mark Rydell
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States
editedBy Robert L. Wolfe
genre drama film
music film
musical drama
hasTheme addiction
cost of fame
romantic relationships in the music industry
self-destruction
inspiredBy the life of Janis Joplin
leadActor Bette Midler
mainCharacter Mary Rose Foster
musicBy Paul A. Rothchild
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableSong The Rose self-link
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A self-destructive rock singer struggles with fame, addiction, and love while on a grueling concert tour.
producer Marvin Worth
productionCompany Marvin Worth Productions
releaseDate November 7, 1979
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 134
screenwriter Bill Kerby
Bo Goldman
setInPeriod early 1970s
late 1960s
title The Rose self-link
titleSongComposer Amanda McBroom
titleSongPerformedBy Bette Midler

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Bette Midler notableWork The Rose
Bette Midler notableSong The Rose
The Rose title The Rose self-link
The Rose notableSong The Rose self-link
Bo Goldman notableWork The Rose
Bo Goldman wroteScreenplayFor The Rose
Ralf D. Bode notableWork The Rose
Sheldon Kahn notableWork The Rose
Arthur Schmidt editedFilm The Rose
Mark Rydell notableWork The Rose
Mark Rydell directed The Rose
Amanda McBroom notableWork The Rose
Amanda McBroom wrote The Rose
Frederic Forrest notableWork The Rose
Bill Kerby notableWork The Rose
George Memmoli notableWork The Rose
Midler family notableWork The Rose
subject surface form: Bette Midler
Aaron Russo notableWork The Rose
Aaron Russo producerOf The Rose
Mary Rose Foster appearsIn The Rose
Mary Rose Foster fictionalUniverse The Rose
this entity surface form: The Rose (film)
Mary Rose Foster partOf The Rose
this entity surface form: The Rose (1979 film)
Victor Argo notableWork The Rose
Sandra McCabe notableWork The Rose
Sandra McCabe appearedIn The Rose