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Studio:Twentieth Century Fox
Director:Mark Rydell
Screenwriter:Bill Kirby, Bo Goldman, and Michael Cimino
Story:Bill Kirby
Director of Photography:Vilmos Zsigmond
Editor:Carroll Timothy O'Meara and Robert Wolfe
Production:Richard MacDonald
Cast:Bette Midler (The Rose)
 Alan Bates (Rudge Campbell, Rose's Manager)
 Frederic Forrest (Houston Dyer)
 Harry Dean Stanton (Billy Ray Barry Primus)
 Dennis David Keith (Private First Class Mal)
 Sandra McCabe (Sarah Willingham, Rose's Lesbian Friend)
Awards:Nominated, Oscar, 1980, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Forrest), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Midler), Best Film Editing (O'Meara and Wolfe), Best Sound (Soderberg, Webb, Wells, and Williams)
 Nominated, Golden Globe, 1980, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Forrest), Best Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy
 Won, Golden Globe, 1980, Best Motion Picture Actress Musical/Comedy (Midler), Best Original Song (McBroom, "The Rose"), New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture-Female (Midler)
 Color, 134 minutes.