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Edge of the City is a 1957 American film-noir drama film directed by Martin Ritt in his directorial debut, and starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier. Robert Alan Aurthur's screenplay was expanded from his original script, staged as the final episode of Philco Television Playhouse, A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955), also featuring Poitier.
Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) takes a job as a dock laborer and is continually harassed by his tyrannical supervisor, Charles Malik (Jack Warden). Malik knows a secret from Axel's past, forcing...
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- Martin Ritt
- Drama
- John Cassavetes
Edge of the City: Directed by Martin Ritt. With John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire. The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.
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- Drama
- Martin Ritt
- 1957-01-04
A hard-hitting urban drama filmed on the docks of the New York City waterfront, Edge of the City (1957) is a key film of the fifties for several reasons. First and foremost, it dealt with issues of race, which were rarely addressed in Hollywood films of this period (Stanley Kramer's Home of the Brave (1949) was an early exception).
- Martin Ritt, Don Kranze
- John Cassavetes
Mar 26, 2023 · Edge of the City is a 1957 American FILM NOlR drama film directed by Martin Ritt in his directorial debut, and starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier. The film was considered unusual for its time because of its portrayal of an interracial friendship, and was praised by representatives of the NAACP, Urban League, American Jewish Committee ...
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Young and insecure drifter Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) arrives on the waterfront of the west side of Manhattan. He seeks anonymous employment as a longshoreman, offering the alias of 'Alex North' after finding work under bigoted boss Charlie Malick (Jack Warden).
