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Marty

1955
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New York City--Bronx, The Ed Sullivan Show (Television program), Mothers and sons, Blind dates, Aunts, Marriage, Catholic Church, Dance halls, Immigrants, Mothers-in-law

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Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti
Director: Delbert Mann
Writer: Paddy Chayefsky
Cinematographer: Joseph LaShelle
Editor: Alan Crosland Jr.
Production Designers: Edward Haworth , Walter Simonds
Production Company: Hecht-Lancaster Productions

MARTY (1955) was one of the first feature films to be based on a television production. Writer Paddy Chayefsky noted that the character “Marty” was inspired by a friend who was a “lonely bachelor.” The film marked Ernest Borgnine’s first major sympathetic film role, and it went on to earn him an Oscar® for Best Actor… Learn more at the AFI Catalog

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