Marty poster
Director Delbert Mann
Screenplay Paddy Chayefsky

Marty

Tagline: It's the love story of an unsung hero!

Release Date: 1955-04-11

Duration: 90 minutes

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. 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.

Casting

  • Ernest Borgnine
    Marty Piletti
  • Arthur Tovey
    Man on Church Steps (uncredited)
  • Jerry Orbach
    Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
  • John Dennis
    Andy (uncredited)
  • John Milford
    (uncredited)
  • Karen Steele
    Virginia
  • Frank Sutton
    Ralph (uncredited)
  • Minerva Urecal
    Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
  • Glenn Strange
    Bit Role (uncredited)
  • John Beradino
    Man in Bar (uncredited)