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Marty

Marty

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 11, 1955

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

74%

Original Title

Marty

Production Companies

United Artists, Hecht-Lancaster Productions

Director

Delbert Mann

Budget

$343,000

Revenue

$3,000,000

Description

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. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.