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Marty is a low-buget 1955 love story directed by Delbert Mann, based on a teleplay of the same name by Paddy Chayefsky, which starred Rod Steiger in the title role, and Nancy Marchand as the female lead. The theatrical film differs from the teleplay in several respects: the part of Clara was fleshed out to a great extent; a subplot regarding Marty's mother and her sister has been added; and a subplot regarding Marty's career has been added.

Trivia about marty

  • This film set in the Bronx featured Angie & Clara as well as the Ernest Borgnine title character
  • Ernest Borgnine & Paddy Chayefsky both won Oscars for this 1955 movie about a Bronx butcher
  • Betsy Blair was nominated for a 1955 Oscar for playing Ernest Borgnine's shy girlfriend in this film
  • Herb Stempel, a contestant in "Quiz Show", may be able to tell you this film won for 1955
  • Paddy Chayefsky won an Oscar for his very first screenplay--this 1955 Ernest Borgnine film
  • You could say John C. Reilly butchered the role in the 2002 musical based on this Ernest Borgnine film

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