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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 82/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 660 1950s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic82/100
472 audience votes
Key crew
- Delbert MannDirector
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ernest BorgnineMarty
- Betsy BlairClara
- Esther MinciottiMrs. Piletti
- Augusta CiolliAunt Catherine
- Joe MantellAngie
- Karen SteeleVirginia
- Jerry ParisTommy
- James BellMr. Snyder (uncredited)
- John BeradinoMan in Bar (uncredited)
- Charles CaneLou (uncredited)
- Paddy ChayefskyLeo (uncredited)
- John DennisAndy (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
italian americanbachelormarriagebutcherteacherlovecryingdatingoverbearing motherdance halllonelyold maid