Marty
original movie poster
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Produced by	Harold Hecht
Written by	Paddy Chayefsky
Starring	Ernest Borgnine Betsy Blair Frank Sutton Karen Steele Esther Minciotti Augusta Ciolli
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	April 11, 1955 (NYC premiere)
Running time	94 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$343,000 (US)
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An enormous sleeper hit, the film enjoyed national and international success, winning the 1955 Academy Award for Best Picture and becoming the first American film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Marty and The Lost Weekend are the only two films to win both awards. A sleeper hit (often simply called a sleeper) refers to a film, book, album, TV show, or video game that gains unexpected success or recognition. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... For The Cosby Show episode, see The Lost Weekend (The Cosby Show). ...

Plot

Borgnine as Marty

The film stars Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti, a heavy set Italian-American butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother. Unmarried at 34, the good natured but socially awkward man faces nearly constant assault from family and friends who badger him to get married. Not averse to marriage but disheartened by lack of prospects, Marty has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut on January 24, 1917[1][2] ) is a Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award winning American actor. ... An Italian American is an American of Italian descent. ... For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ...

After being importuned by his mother into going to the Bronx's Stardust Ballroom one Saturday night, Marty connects with Clara - an unattractive school teacher who has just been ruthlessly abandoned by her blind date. Spending the rest of the evening together, Clara and Marty reveal their common lot, and Marty leaves with a promise to call her again the next day. A blind date is a date where the people involved have not met each other previously. ...

Realizing that Marty actually having a marriage prospect might cause her abandonment, Marty's mother uses every opportunity to belittle Clara. Likewise, Marty's friends are unimpressed with the physically unappealing woman, and try to convince Marty to forget about her. Finally harangued into submission, Marty forgets to call Clara.

Back in the same lonely rut, Marty realizes what may have been his only chance at love. Over the objections of his friends, he impulsively dashes to a phone booth to give Clara a call.

Reception

Upon its release at the Cannes Film Festival, the producers were initially taken aback when it was announced that the film won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm). After they had won, they decided to promote the film heavily for its general release. (The trailer has Burt Lancaster claiming the film was superb in every way.) The opinions of critics was unanimous, and Marty was hailed as one of the best films of that year. At a budget of $343,000 (USD) the film generated rentals of $3,000,000 in the USA alone, a box office smash. The film ended up winning 8 Academy Award nominations, with four major wins: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor, becoming the only film to date to win Best Picture and the Palm d'Or. Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an Oscar-winning American film actor, noted for his athletic physique (a rare thing for leading men of that time), distinct smile (which he called The Grin) and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial tough guy... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

In 1994, Marty was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

Awards and recognition

Academy Awards

Wins

Marty won four Oscars: Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

• Academy Award for Best Picture — Harold Hecht, producer
• Academy Award for Best Actor — Ernest Borgnine
• Academy Award for Directing — Delbert Mann
• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay — Paddy Chayefsky

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Nominations

Marty was nominated for a further four Oscars:

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor — Joe Mantell
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress — Betsy Blair
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction — Set Decoration, Black-and-White — Ted Haworth, Robert Priestley, Walter M. Simonds
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White — Joseph LaShelle

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Cannes Film Festival

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Popular culture references

• It has been suggested that the character Marty McFly in 1985's Back to the Future was named after this film, as Marty McFly travels back in time to 1955 in Back to the Future. However, the writer and director of the 1985 film insist this was a coincidence and not intentional.^[1]
• The film, and Herbert Stempel's knowledge of its status as Best Picture of 1955, played an important role in the so-called Quiz show scandals. See also Quiz Show.
• The 1991 film Only the Lonely starring John Candy, Ally Sheedy, and Maureen O'Hara, has a similar plot and characters.
• The film Fort Apache, The Bronx was set at a location a mere 30 blocks from where this film was set, and shows the devastation the entire South Bronx, including this experienced before its current revitalization. Marty's house is still in extant, located on Belmont Avenue, just off of Fordham Road.

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References

1. ^ Zemeckis, Robert Gale, Bob. (2002). Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy DVD commentary for part 1 [DVD]. Universal Pictures.

External links

• Marty (1955) at IMDB
• Marty (1953 TV production) at IMDB