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Marty
Marty, 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. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.
1955 · Directed by Delbert Mann · 90 min · Drama · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
It's the love story of an unsung hero!
Crew
- Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle
- Music: Roy Webb
- Produced by: Burt Lancaster, Harold Hecht
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine as Marty
- Betsy Blair as Clara
- Esther Minciotti as Mrs. Piletti
- Augusta Ciolli as Aunt Catherine
- Joe Mantell as Angie
- Karen Steele as Virginia
- Jerry Paris as Tommy
- James Bell as Mr. Snyder (uncredited)
- John Beradino as Man in Bar (uncredited)
- Charles Cane as Lou (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Hecht-Lancaster Productions
- Budget: $343,000
- Box office: $3,000,000
- Themes: italian american, bachelor, marriage, butcher, teacher, love, crying, dating, overbearing mother, dance hall
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