Marty

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Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is renowned for its poignant portrayal of a lonely butcher’s search for love.

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Marty canonical 19
Marty (1955 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
Palme d'Or
linked to: Palme d’Or
basedOn Marty (1953 teleplay)
basedOnWorkAuthor Paddy Chayefsky
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Joseph LaShelle
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States
director Delbert Mann
distributedBy United Artists
distributorRegion United States
editedBy Alan Crosland Jr.
linked to: Alan Crosland
era Golden Age of Hollywood
filmFestivalAward Palme d'Or at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation New York City
genre romantic drama
hasTheme family pressure
loneliness
search for love
self-acceptance
leadActorAward Ernest Borgnine won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film
linked to: Ernest Borgnine
mainCharacter Marty Piletti
mainCharacterOccupation butcher
medium theatrical film
musicBy Roy Webb
notableFor poignant portrayal of a lonely butcher’s search for love
notableRecognition one of the few films to win both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Palme d'Or
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A lonely Bronx butcher struggles with insecurity and family expectations as he searches for love and companionship.
producer Harold Hecht
productionCompany Hecht-Lancaster Productions
releaseDate 1955-04-11
releaseYear 1955
runningTimeMinutes 90
screenplayType adapted screenplay
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky
setInCity New York City
setInLocation The Bronx
starring Betsy Blair
Ernest Borgnine
Esther Minciotti
Joe Mantell
timePeriodDepicted 1950s

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United Artists produced Marty
Joseph LaShelle workedOn Marty
Joseph LaShelle notableWork Marty
subject linked to: LaShelle
Marty (1953 teleplay) adaptedInto Marty (1955 film)
linked to: Marty
Delbert Mann notableWork Marty
Delbert Mann directed Marty
Joe Mantell notableWork Marty
Joe Mantell characterIn Marty
Joe Mantell quoteFrom Marty
Harold Hecht notableWork Marty
Harold Hecht produced Marty
Altered States authorAlsoKnownFor Marty
subject linked to: novel "Altered States"