Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky, expanding upon his 1953 teleplay, which was broadcast on The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and starred Rod Steiger in the title role. [5][6]
Marty: Directed by Delbert Mann. With Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli. 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.
Bronx butcher Marty meets a teacher and finds love, but must choose between his family’s expectations and a relationship that could change his life.
Marty (1955) is the poignant, simple character study of a lonely, unmarried, lovelorn middle-aged, 34 year old son who works as a Bronx butcher and still lives with his love-smothering mother.
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It's the love story of an unsung hero! 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.
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Ernest Borgnine won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Bronx butcher who gives up on love, until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story that garnered a total of four Oscars including Best Picture. Stream Marty for free on Pluto TV.