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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.
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Classical in form, earnest, intimate and contemplative.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
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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)
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- Delbert MannDirector
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay
- Joseph LaShelleDirector of Photography
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- Harold HechtProducer
- Burt LancasterProducer
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