Marty: Best Picture 1955

MARTY (Drama - NR) PRODUCER: Harold Hecht ABOUT THE FILM It is the story of two sensitive, normal people find each other, and then discover romance. DIRECTED BY: Delbert Mann (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES Ernest Borgnine / Oscared! (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, JOHNNY GUITAR, VERA CRUZ, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, THE VIKINGS, TORPEDO RUN, MCHALE'S NAVY, THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, THE DIRTY DOZEN, ICE STATION ZEBRA, THE WILD BUNCH, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE, THE BLACK HOLE, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, YOUNG WARRIORS) Betsy Blair / Nominated Supporting Actress (ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST, THE SNAKE PIT, ALL NIGHT LONG) Joe Mantell / Nominated Supporting Actor ( --- ) With Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris, and Frank Sutton. ABOUT THE PRODUCER American producer Harold Hecht (1903 - 1975), born in Poland, who has produced with both Burt Lancaster and James Hill. Hecht's other works include: VERA CRUZ, TRAPEZE, CAT BALLOU, and THE WAY WEST. NOTES & TRIVA Paddy Chayefsky received the Screenplay Oscar. MARTY also earned the Best Picture award at the Cannes Film Festival. Many believe that this is the "smallest" picture to win the Oscar, ie was produced for less than $350,000. Originally done as a TV drama with Rod Steiger and Nancy Marchand. OTHER NOMINATIONS Actor (*) Direction (*) Writing (*) Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Cinematography Art Direction OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING MISTER ROBERTS PICNIC THE ROSE TATTOO GO TO: Next Year

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