| Anna Magnani | ... | Serafina Delle Rose | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Alvaro Mangiacavallo | |
| Marisa Pavan | ... | Rosa Delle Rose | |
| Ben Cooper | ... | Seaman Jack Hunter | |
| Virginia Grey | ... | Estelle Hohengarten | |
| Jo Van Fleet | ... | Bessie | |
| Sandro Giglio | ... | Father De Leo | |
| Mimi Aguglia | ... | Assunta | |
| Florence Sundstrom | ... | Flora | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Albert Adkins | ... | Mario (uncredited) | |
| Don Bachardy | ... | Passenger in Back Seat of Car (uncredited) | |
| Larry Chance | ... | Rosario Delle Rose (uncredited) | |
| Lewis Charles | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Roger Gunderson | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Jean Hart | ... | Violetta (uncredited) | |
| George Humbert | ... | Pop Mangiacavallo (uncredited) | |
| Dorrit Kelton | ... | Schoolteacher (uncredited) | |
| May Lee | ... | Mamma Shigura - Tattoo Artist (uncredited) | |
| Augusta Merighi | ... | Giuseppina (uncredited) | |
| Natalie Murray | ... | Townswoman (uncredited) | |
| Virgil Osborne | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Margherita Pasquero | ... | Grandma Mangiacavallo (uncredited) | |
| Rosa Rey | ... | Mariella (uncredited) | |
| Rossana San Marco | ... | Peppina (uncredited) | |
| Georgia Simmons | ... | The Strega (uncredited) | |
| Zolya Talma | ... | Miss Mangiacavallo (uncredited) | |
| Fred Taylor | ... | Grocery Cashier (uncredited) | |
| Roland Vildo | ... | Salvatore (uncredited) | |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited) | |
| Tennessee Williams | ... | Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Daniel Mann | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tennessee Williams | (screenplay) | |
| Hal Kanter | (adaptation) | |
| Tennessee Williams | (play "The Rose Tattoo") | |
Produced by | |||
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alex North | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Wong Howe | (director of photography) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Tambi Larsen | |||
| Hal Pereira | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sam Comer | |||
| Arthur Krams | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Richard McWhorter | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Gene Lauritzen | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gene Garvin | .... | sound recordist | |
| Harold Lewis | .... | sound recordist | |
| Carl Mahakian | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Bill Wistrom | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
| John P. Fulton | .... | special photographic effects | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Warren Low | .... | editorial supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Alex North | .... | musical director | |
| John Paris | .... | in German version | |
| Just Scheu | .... | Lyrics in the german version | |
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Cheryl Crawford | .... | stage producer: New York | |
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Ten out of ten for Anna Magnani's tour-de-force performance in "The Rose Tattoo," but the film itself falls a notch or two below that level. From time to time, a performance comes along that is so brilliant that the work of all other actors in the same year pales in comparison. Ben Kingsley in "Gandhi" and Daniel Day Lewis in "My Left Foot" come to mind, and Anna Magnani as Serafina Delle Rose in "The Rose Tattoo" can be added to that short list. The actress seems to physically transform herself before your eyes from a depressed, self-pitying widow, who has been swallowed by grief over the death of the husband that she worshiped, into a flirtatious, earthy woman, who cannot resist the attention and physical attraction of Alvaro, a truck driver, who is played by Burt Lancaster. Unfortunately, Lancaster, who often overacted when there was not a strong director to control him, lets loose at times in a nearly buffoonish performance as the suitor. Fortunately, nearly half the movie passes before he arrives on screen. Since Lancaster is capable of subtle restrained work such as that in "Atlantic City" and "Field of Dreams," one can only fault director Daniel Mann for not reining in the actor's over-the-top gestures and shameless mugging.
The original Tennessee Williams play has been effectively opened up and only occasionally betrays its stage origins. James Wong Howe's black-and-white cinematography beautifully captures the atmospheric art direction, and two of the film's three Academy Awards deservedly went to the cinematographer and art director. The third, of course, was presented to Anna Magnani. The film has some dry stretches, Marisa Pavan is obviously much older than the 15 that she portrays, and Lancaster is definitely miscast, which was possibly a studio decision for marquee value. However, despite its flaws, "The Rose Tattoo" remains a worthy film for its Tennessee Williams lines and the brilliance of Magnani's performance. Unfortunately, the great Italian actress made far too few films and died much too young, so film lovers should relish this diamond-caliber performance, even if its setting is only gold-plated. .