Marty

1953 0h 51m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaTV MovieRomance

Synopsis

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Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better, but he has low self-esteem and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. But at one of those dances he meets Clara. They have a great deal in common but Marty will have to overcome peer pressure if he and Clara are to have a relationship.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rod Steiger
Marty Pilletti
Nancy Marchand
Clara
Esther Minciotti
Mrs. Pilletti
Joe Mantell
Angie
Augusta Ciolli
Aunt Catherine
Betsy Palmer
Virginia
Lee Philips
Tommy
Rossana San Marco
Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Delbert Mann
Writers: Paddy Chayefsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Delbert Mann, shot by Al McClellan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Bassman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rod Steiger and Nancy Marchand and Esther Minciotti carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0245266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Delbert Mann directs. Al McClellan behind the camera. George Bassman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Delbert Mann, shot by Al McClellan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George Bassman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Rod Steiger and Nancy Marchand and Esther Minciotti carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0245266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.