USA,
1955, 91 min
Directed by:
Delbert MannCinematography:
Joseph LaShelleComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris, Paddy Chayefsky, Charles Cane, Minerva Urecal (more)VOD (2)
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Paddy Chayevsky writes and co-produces this classic drama based on his own play. Ernest Borgnine plays Marty, a shy, middle-aged butcher who leads a dull and hopeless life with his domineering mother. Eventually, Marty summons up the courage to start dating, with his eye drawn to schoolteacher Clara (Betsy Blair), but pressure from his mother and continuing doubts as to what his friends will think lead him to stop seeing her. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1956 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1956 - Delbert Mann (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1956 - Ernest Borgnine (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1956 - Paddy Chayefsky (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1956 - Joe Mantell (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1956 - Betsy Blair (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1956 - Joseph LaShelle (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1956 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1956 - Ernest Borgnine (Best Foreign Actor)
- 1956 - Betsy Blair (Best Foreign Actress)
- 1956 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1956 - Ernest Borgnine (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1955 - Best Film
- 1955 - Ernest Borgnine (Best Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1955 - Delbert Mann (Golden Palm - Official Competition)