The Poison Rose

The Poison Rose
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Gallo
Francesco Cinquemani
Written by
  • Richard Salvatore
  • Francesco Cinquemani
  • Luca Giliberto
Based onThe Poison Rose
by Richard Salvatore
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byYvan Gauthier
Music byAldo Shllaku
Marcus Sjowall
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$323,754[1]

The Poison Rose (released internationally as Eye for an Eye) is a 2019 American thriller film starring John Travolta and Morgan Freeman.[2] The film was directed by George Gallo and Francesco Cinquemani. It was written by Richard Salvatore, Francesco Cinquemani, and Luca Giliberto, based on Salvatore's novel of the same title.[3][4] The film was released on May 24, 2019 by Lionsgate, and was panned by critics. The film was also a commercial failure, grossing only $323,754.[1]

The film received the best directing international award at the Terre di Siena Film Festival.[5]

  1. ^ a b "'The Poison Rose' (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Film Review: The Poison Rose". Variety. 2019-05-24.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (15 May 2018). "Famke Janssen Joins John Travolta's Crime Thriller 'The Poison Rose' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ Billington, Alex (25 April 2019). "John Travolta Heads Down to Texas in Official 'The Poison Rose' Trailer". Firstshowing.net.
  5. ^ "I Premi del Terra di Siena International Film Festival 23ma Edizione". Annuario del cinema italiano (in Italian). October 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.