Edge of the City (1957)
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writer:
Robert Alan Aurthur
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John Cassavetes as Axel Nordmann |
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Sidney Poitier as Tommy Tyler |
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Jack Warden as Charles Malik |
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Kathleen Maguire as Ellen Wilson |
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Ruby Dee as Lucy Tyler |
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Val Avery as Brother |
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Robert F. Simon as George Nordmann |
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Ruth White as Katherine Nordmann |
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William A. Lee as Davis |
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John Kellogg as Detective |
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David Clarke as Wallace |
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Estelle Hemsley as Mrs. Price |
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Roy Glenn as Stevedore (uncredited) |
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Ralph Bell as Night Boss (uncredited) |
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Mike Dana as Detective (uncredited) |
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Charles Jordan as Old Stevedore (uncredited) |
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Mike O'Dowd as Malick's Henchman (uncredited) |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Sound | James A. Gleason | Sound |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Writing | Robert Alan Aurthur | Story |
| Writing | Robert Alan Aurthur | Screenplay |
| Production | David Susskind | Producer |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Joseph C. Brun | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sidney Meyers | Editor |
| Production | Jim Di Gangi | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Lucky Kargo | Stunts |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Conductor |
| Crew | David Buttolph | Additional Music |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Skip Martin | Additional Music |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
