Marty

Marty is a 1955 film directed by Delbert Mann, based on a teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky. It is a romance about a butcher in the Bronx, who finds himself unattractive, and his difficulties in finding the right mate.

Related Topics:
1955 - Film - Delbert Mann - Paddy Chayefsky - Bronx

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Marty won four Oscars:

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• 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

It was nominated for a further four Oscars:

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• 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

The film won the 1955 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival.

Related Topics:
1955 - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival

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The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Related Topics:
Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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Chayefsky's script had been produced for television before the movie was made. The television version of Marty starred Rod Steiger.

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"Marty" is the first name of Marty McFly, the protagonist in the hugely popular 1985 film Back to the Future, in which Marty travels back in time to 1955, the year in which Marty was released.

Related Topics:
Marty McFly - 1985 - Back to the Future - 1955

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