Marty ★★★½ 1955 Marty is a painfully shy bachelor who feels trapped in a pointless life of family squabbles. When he finds love, he also finds the strength to break out of what he feels is a meaningless existence. A sensitive and poignant film from the writer of "Altered States." Remake of a TV version that originally aired in 1953. Notable for Borgnine's sensitive portrayal, one of his last quality jobs before sinking into the B-movie sludge pit. 91m/B VHS, DVD. Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, Esther Minciotti, Jerry Paris, Karen Steele, Augusta Ciolli, Frank Sutton, Walter Kelley, Robin Morse;
Director:
Delbert Mann;
Writer:
Paddy Chayefsky;
Writer:
Joseph LaShelle;
Cameo:
Roy Webb, Harry Warren. Oscars '55: Actor (Borgnine), Director (Mann), Picture, Screenplay; British Acad. '55: Actor (Borgnine), Actress (Blair); Directors Guild '55: Director (Mann); Golden Globes '56: Actor—Drama (Borgnine); Natl. Bd. of Review '55: Actor (Borgnine), Natl. Film Reg. '94;; N.Y. Film Critics '55: Actor (Borgnine), Film.
