Overview
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.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedDelbert Mann directs this 1955 drama-romance about a kind-hearted but socially awkward Bronx butcher in his mid-thirties, weary of pressure to marry and resigned to bachelorhood, until a chance meeting with a lonely schoolteacher stirs an unexpected connection that his family and friends discourage. Tender, plainspoken and deeply humane, it finds quiet poignancy in ordinary lives, loneliness and the courage it takes to reach for happiness. The mood is intimate and warmly observed. Carrying a MagicMovieScore of 7.4, it is a touchstone for admirers of classic character-driven cinema and understated love stories about everyday people finding each other.
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Top Cast
Ernest Borgnine
Marty Piletti
Betsy Blair
Clara Snyder
Esther Minciotti
Mrs. Theresa Piletti
Augusta Ciolli
Aunt Catherine
Joe Mantell
Angie
Karen Steele
Virginia
Jerry Paris
Tommy
James Bell
Mr. Snyder (uncredited)
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Movie Info
Release Date
April 11, 1955
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
NR
Genres
Drama, Romance
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