Marty
It's the love story of an unsung hero!
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.He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher.Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.
- Director
- Delbert Mann
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $3M
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Cast
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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. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.
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Box Office & Release
Marty returned 8.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $343,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Apr 11, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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