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Overview

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Director:
Delbert Mann
Writers:
Paddy Chayefsky (story)
Paddy Chayefsky (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 June 1955 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
EVERYBODY'S RAVING ABOUT "MARTY" . . . The year's BIG entertainment surprise a warm and human story with characters you'll love and remember! more
Plot:
A touching story about two lonely people who have almost resigned themselves to never being truly loved. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations more
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(16 articles)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 9 November 2009, 7:05 PM, PST)

That'd Really Blow Your Skirt Up
 (From FilmExperience. 14 September 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Out on its own ................. more (80 total)

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Runtime:
91 min | 94 min (alternate version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #17297) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | West Germany:12

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Trivia:
This is the remake of a 1953 TV movie of the same name, with Rod Steiger in the title role. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The opening scene shows men in a bar in the middle of the afternoon. One patron says that the Yankees won both games of a double header that day. However, even in the 1950s games took about 2.5 hours to play so it is unlikely that a double header would have been finished by mid-afternoon when the scene is set. more
Quotes:
Marty Pilletti: I've been looking for a girl every Saturday night of my life. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (2001) (V) more
Soundtrack:
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29 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Out on its own ................., 30 October 2004
Author: Nicholas Rhodes from Ile-de-France / Paris Region, France

I have known, loved and seen this film many times in the past fifteen years and finally bought it recently on DVD in the UK. The story is timeless and I am very surprised that no-one has yet attempted a plausible re-make of it. Stangely made in black and white ( for economic reasons I suppose, as color was widespread enough in 1954 ), the film depicts the horrors of trying to find a soul-mate with family pressures on hand to boot. No doubt italo-Americans will appreciate even more. I found Betsy Blair extremely attractive although she is supposed to be portraying someone "ugly" - the subject is fascinating and endlessly complex as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The general impression given was one of a depiction of a real-life situation, which is of course to the credit of the film !! I remained hungry at the end and would have liked the film to continue just a little more to show the genesis of their amorous relationship !! But some would argue that at the end of a film you should be left wanting for more .......... I also loved the theme music which is actually sung at the end over the credits where they show the name of the actor plus a view of the actor from the film - this is a technique used all too little nowadays - and this absence is most regrettable as it enabled you to put a face to a name !! I was both surprised and amused that in the 1950's, ugly people were referred to as "dogs" - sounds so funny now - but I think the word "squares" or "cornballs" was also used disparagingly !! Definitely a most original film and which (exceptionally) seems to have attracted a unanimity of positive reviews on IMDb !!

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