Plot
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. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.
Cast
Ernest Borgnine
Marty
Betsy Blair
Clara
Esther Minciotti
Mrs. Piletti
Augusta Ciolli
Aunt Catherine
Joe Mantell
Angie
Karen Steele
Virginia
Jerry Paris
Tommy
James Bell
Mr. Snyder (uncredited)
John Beradino
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Lou (uncredited)
Paddy Chayefsky
Leo (uncredited)
John Dennis
Andy (uncredited)
Crew
Delbert Mann
Director
Paddy Chayefsky
Screenplay
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Burt Lancaster
Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Harold Hecht
Producer
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