Marty

1955
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1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)

Sentimental, heart-warming piece of Academy Award winning cinema...

A beloved classic of American cinema, Delbert Mann's MARTY was the first ever recipient of the Palme d'Or at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, one of only two films to ever win both organisations' grand prizes (the second being Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND).

"I've been looking for a girl every Saturday night of my life," says Marty Piletti (Ernest Borgnine, THE VIKINGS, VIOLENT SATURDAY). Yet, despite all his efforts, this 34-year old Bronx butcher remains as shy and uncomfortable around women today as on the day he was born. So when he meets Clara (Betsy Blair, IL GRIDO), a lonely school teacher who's just as smitten with him as he is with her, Marty's on top of the world. But not everyone around him shares his joy. And when his friends and family continually find fault with Clara, even Marty begins to question his newfound love... until he discovers, in an extraordinary way, the strength and courage to follow his heart.

Adapted from an earlier teleplay written by renowned screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky (Network), Eureka Classics is proud to present MARTY in a special Dual Format edition, that includes the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. The Special Features include the aforementioned teleplay broadcast on NBC in 1953, also directed by Delbert Mann and starring Rod Steiger in the title role.

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A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

28K

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Won 4 Oscars
- 19 wins & 6 nominations total

Mr. Snyder
(uncredited)

Joe Bell

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

John Beradino

Man in Bar
(uncredited)

Nick Brkich

Bachelor
(uncredited)

Brad Brown

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Marvin Bryan

Herbie
(uncredited)

Charles Cane

Lou
(uncredited)

Paddy Chayefsky

Leo
(uncredited)

Bud Cokes

Club Worker
(uncredited)

John Dennis

Andy
(uncredited)

Steven Hecht

Six-Year-Old Boy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Betsy Blair, who played Clara, was almost not permitted to do the film by Hecht-Lancaster Productions and United Artists due to the 1950s Hollywood Blacklist. However, Gene Kelly, her husband at the time, basically blackmailed United Artists and Hecht-Lancaster into casting her, at the last minute, by threatening not to direct or star in any of UA's or Hecht Lancaster's productions if she was not cast in the role.

Goofs
When Marty and Clara step onto the bus, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the bus as it pulls away.

Quotes
Marty Pilletti: All my brothers and brothers-in-laws tell me what a good-hearted guy I am. You don't get to be good-hearted by accident. You get kicked around long enough, you become a professor of pain.

Alternate versions
When Marty drops off Clara at her home after their evening out, there is an additional 5-minute sequence where she visits her parents in their bedroom and discusses her date with Marty (included in the CBS FOX VHS and the 2014 Kino Lorber releases, but deleted from the MGM Vintage Classics VHS and DVD).

Connections
Featured in Precious Images (1986)

Soundtracks
Marty
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Paddy Chayefsky (uncredited)
Played during the opening credits and throughout the picture
Sung by male voices during the closing cast credits

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Great, Touching and Timeless

I love movies of the 1950's and this is a prime example of the quality today's movies seem to lack.

Being Italian myself I can relate to Marty's situation. Marty's mother and aunt are aging widows and Italian families are extremely close. Sadly, Marty's mother any aunt are feeling old and useless and in many ways try to sabotage their son's happiness. This is sad but true speaking as a bachelor myself. At one point your mother asks you, when are you ever going to get married and when they are older they want to live with you because they too are lonely.

I found myself deeply moved by the decency of Marty and the young teacher he meets at a singles dance. These are truly special people that life has passed by, but not for long. They discover each other and Marty calls the girl in spite of the reservations of his mother and friends.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and Marty and his young lady are the truly beautiful people in this poignant love story.

I would rate this movie 50 stars if I could.

Wonderful, funny at times and unforgettable.

A must see and a must have in any movie collection.