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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Storyline
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- 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
Simple, Beautiful and Touching Love Story With Magnificent Performance of the Cast and Sensitive Direction
Marty Piletti (Ernest Borgnine) is a lonely, insecure and honest thirty-four years old good man, living with his Italian mother, Mrs. Theresa Piletti (Esther Minciotti), and working as a butcher. Angie (Joe Mantell) is his best friend, a very shallow person, and his company to the bars and ballrooms in the evenings, since the ugly and fat Marty is rejected by the girls. His Italian family and friends put pressure on him to get married, but Marty has no girlfriend and lots of difficulties to get close to women. One Saturday night, Marty meets Clara Snyder (Betsy Blair), a twenty-nine single, ugly (obs: `dog', in accordance with the description of Marty's friends in the story, but indeed Betsy Blair was a charming woman, having beautiful eyes and lovely smile and voice) and rejected woman, in a ballroom. Betsy is a teacher in Brooklyn with college degree, and like Marty, is very insecure and has the feeling of rejection by men. They feel attracted by each other and spend a wonderful night together. On the next day, before and after the Sunday Mass, Marty's relatives and friends make jokes with the lack of beauty in Clara. The marvelous open end of the story, uncommon in American movies, is one of the best I have ever seen. This movie is a simple, beautiful and touching love story with magnificent performances of the cast and a sensitive direction. The story and slangs (dog, tomatoes etc.) are dated in 2004, but does not jeopardize the beauty of this delightful romance. `Marty' is the only Best Picture winner (awarded in Picture, Director, Actor and Screenplay and nominated for Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Art-Direction and Cinematography) to also win at the Cannes Film Festival. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): `Marty'
Title (Brazil): `Marty'
- claudio_carvalho
- Jul 31, 2004
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- Budget
- $343,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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