Marty
1955 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · 89% critics
A shy Bronx butcher in his thirties lives with his mother and feels pressured by family and friends to get married. After meeting a kind schoolteacher, he begins to hope for something more, but the people around him do their best to talk him out of it.
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-04-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (455 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy quiet, human love stories about ordinary people, like Now, Voyager or Separate Tables; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big dramatic turns, or a modern take on romance.
Pros: warm performances; honest dialogue; touching romance | Cons: dated attitudes; overly talky; some awkward moments
Themes
- italian american
- bachelor
- marriage
- butcher
- teacher
- love
- crying
- dating
- overbearing mother
- dance hall
- lonely
- old maid
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1956
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1956
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1956
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1956
- Palme d'Or · 1955
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- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1956 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ernest Borgnine
as Marty Piletti
Betsy Blair
as Clara Snyder
Esther Minciotti
as Mrs. Theresa Piletti
Augusta Ciolli
as Aunt Catherine
Joe Mantell
as Angie
Karen Steele
as Virginia
Jerry Paris
as Tommy
James Bell
as Mr. Snyder (uncredited)
John Beradino
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Charles Cane
as Lou - Bartender (uncredited)
Directed by Delbert Mann