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.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.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.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 19 wins & 6 nominations total
James Bell
- Mr. Snyder
- (uncredited)
Joe Bell
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
John Beradino
- Man in Bar
- (uncredited)
Nick Brkich
- Bachelor
- (uncredited)
Brad Brown
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Marvin Bryan
- Herbie
- (uncredited)
Charles Cane
- Lou
- (uncredited)
Paddy Chayefsky
- Leo
- (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
- Club Worker
- (uncredited)
John Dennis
- Andy
- (uncredited)
Steven Hecht
- Six-Year-Old Boy
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaBetsy Blair, who played Clara, was almost not permitted to do the film by Hecht-Lancaster Productions and United Artists due to the 1950s Hollywood Blacklist. However, Gene Kelly, her husband at the time, basically blackmailed United Artists and Hecht-Lancaster into casting her, at the last minute, by threatening not to direct or star in any of UA's or Hecht Lancaster's productions if she was not cast in the role.
- GoofsWhen Marty and Clara step onto the bus, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the bus as it pulls away.
- Quotes
Marty Pilletti: Ma, sooner or later, there comes a point in a man's life when he's gotta face some facts. And one fact I gotta face is that, whatever it is that women like, I ain't got it.
- Alternate versionsWhen Marty drops off Clara at her home after their evening out, there is an additional 5-minute sequence where she visits her parents in their bedroom and discusses her date with Marty (included in the CBS FOX VHS and the 2014 Kino Lorber releases, but deleted from the MGM Vintage Classics VHS and DVD).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
- SoundtracksMarty
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Paddy Chayefsky (uncredited)
Played during the opening credits and throughout the picture
Sung by male voices during the closing cast credits
Featured review
A timeless classic deserving of every award it won
On the surface, 'Marty' appears to be a simple love story about a butcher and a school-teacher, but there are many more layers to this film, which manages to be simultaneously funny & deeply moving without ever getting corny.
There's so much about this film that stands the test of time half a century later. It's no wonder it won so many awards that year (including 4 Oscars.) In her autobiography, Betsy Blair mentions that 'Marty' was the high point of her career; it made her a movie star overnight and she was never again in anything as important (though I thought her performance in 'A Delicate Balance' with Katherine Hepburn years later was even better.) She won the BAFTA for her role here, as did Ernest Borgnine, who deservedly swept every award that year for his role as Marty, including the Oscar and the Golden Globe. Borgnine is flawless in his performance & lovable from the very first scene. Esther Monciotti as his mother also delivers a standout performance. Some of the funniest and most memorable lines in the film belong to her and her on-screen sister. The rest of the supporting cast are also great to watch. The frank dialogue and the humanity of the characters make this a film you want to watch more than once.
There's so much about this film that stands the test of time half a century later. It's no wonder it won so many awards that year (including 4 Oscars.) In her autobiography, Betsy Blair mentions that 'Marty' was the high point of her career; it made her a movie star overnight and she was never again in anything as important (though I thought her performance in 'A Delicate Balance' with Katherine Hepburn years later was even better.) She won the BAFTA for her role here, as did Ernest Borgnine, who deservedly swept every award that year for his role as Marty, including the Oscar and the Golden Globe. Borgnine is flawless in his performance & lovable from the very first scene. Esther Monciotti as his mother also delivers a standout performance. Some of the funniest and most memorable lines in the film belong to her and her on-screen sister. The rest of the supporting cast are also great to watch. The frank dialogue and the humanity of the characters make this a film you want to watch more than once.
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- Budget
- $343,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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