Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky , expanding upon his 1953 teleplay , which was broadcast on The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and starred Rod Steiger in the title role.

Marty: Directed by Delbert Mann. With Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli. 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.

Ernest Borgnine stars as Marty, a lonely Bronx butcher who gives up on love -- until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story.

Marty (1955) is the poignant, simple character study of a lonely, unmarried, lovelorn middle-aged, 34 year old son who works as a Bronx butcher and still lives with his love-smothering mother.

This acclaimed romantic drama follows the life of Marty Piletti, a stout bachelor butcher who lives with his mother in the Bronx. Always unlucky in love, Marty reluctantly goes out to a ballroom one night and meets a nice teacher named Clara.

Marty Ernest Borgnine won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Bronx butcher who gives up on love -- until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story that garnered a total of four Oscars including Best Picture.

"Marty" is a 1953 television play by Paddy Chayefsky. It was telecast live May 24, 1953, on The Philco Television Playhouse with Rod Steiger in the title role and Nancy Marchand, in her television debut, playing opposite him as Clara.

Delbert Mann’s Marty, starring Ernest Borgnine, is a must see Oscar Winner for Best Picture that will leave you rooting for the good guy.

Nov 16, 2021 · Set in an era when Pork Tenderloin cost 59¢ a pound and it was a crime not to be married, “Marty” examines a weekend in the life of “Marty Piletti”, an Italian-American butcher in the Bronx, New York. Unattached, he lives with his mother while all five of his kid brothers and sisters are married.

Marty (1955) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Delbert Mann and produced by Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster and Paddy Chayefsky. This icon of the '50s was first seen as Paddy Chayefsky's teleplay for Goodyear Playhouse two years earlier.