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)
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A romance about how an ordinary guy finally finds a woman. Who would have thought that something so simple would amuse me so much? Here, it's excellently shown that when the story is well-written, well-directed, and of course, excellently acted, something great comes out of it. Marty is an example of how a simple idea can work. I also finally got to see Ernest Borgnine in a great positive role. ()