Marty

Marty

90 mins | Drama, Romance | April 11, 1955

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. 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.

Marty

90 mins | Drama, Romance | April 11, 1955

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. 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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers United Artists, Hecht-Lancaster Productions
Original title Marty
Directors Paul Helmick, Delbert Mann
Writers Paddy Chayefsky

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

Jerry Paris

as Tommy

James Bell

as Mr. Snyder (uncredited)

John Beradino

as Man in Bar (uncredited)

Charles Cane

as Lou - Bartender (uncredited)

Paddy Chayefsky

as Leo (uncredited)

John Dennis

as Andy (uncredited)

Walter Kelley

as The Kid (uncredited)

Doris Kemper

as Bit Role (uncredited)

John Milford

as (uncredited)

Silvio Minciotti

as Butcher (uncredited)

Robin Morse

as Joe (uncredited)

Kathleen Mulqueen

as Irish Lady Talking in Bar (uncredited)

George Nardelli

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jerry Orbach

as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

Edwin Rochelle

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Frank Sutton

as Ralph (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

as Churchgoer Extra (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Man on Church Steps (uncredited)

Alan Wells

as Jerry (uncredited)