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Marty
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*Marty* is a 1955 American black-and-white drama and romance film directed by Delbert Mann and written by Paddy Chayefsky. The cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, and Jerry Paris. Produced by Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster, the film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix. It depicts a butcher and is set in New York City, where it was also filmed. The production had a budget of 343,000 and generated 3,000,000 in revenue.
The film received the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director, as well as the Palme d'Or. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. With a runtime of 90 or 91 minutes, the movie holds an IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 30,712 votes and a Metascore of 82. It has been recognized in collections for Best Picture and the Palme d'Or.
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7.5Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti
- Betsy Blair as Clara Snyder
- Esther Minciotti as Mrs. Theresa Piletti
- Augusta Ciolli as Aunt Catherine
- Joe Mantell as Angie
- Karen Steele as Virginia
Themes
- italian american
- bachelor
- marriage
- butcher
- teacher
- love
- crying
- dating
- overbearing mother
- dance hall
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
29,819 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
82/100
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 19 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Delbert Mann
- Written by
- Paddy Chayefsky
- Produced by
- Harold Hecht
- Starring
- Ernest Borgnine Betsy Blair
- Cinematography
- Joseph LaShelle
- Edited by
- Alan Crosland, Jr. , (editorial supervision)
- Music by
- Roy Webb
- Production companies
- Hecht-Lancaster Productions Steven Productions
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- April 11, 1955 ( 1955-04-11 )
- Running time
- 93 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $350,000
- Box office
- $2,000,000 (U.S./Canada rentals) , $1,500,000 (overseas rentals)
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Encyclopedic overview
Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky, expanding upon his 1953 teleplay, which was broadcast on The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and starred Rod Steiger in the title role.
The film stars Ernest Borgnine, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and Betsy Blair. It won both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. The Lost Weekend (1945), Parasite (2019), and Anora (2024) are the only other films to win both awards.
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