| Edge of the City | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass | |
| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Screenplay by | Robert Alan Aurthur |
| Based on | A Man Is Ten Feet Tall by Robert Alan Aurthur |
| Produced by | Jim Di Gangi David Susskind |
| Starring | John Cassavetes Sidney Poitier Jack Warden Kathleen Maguire Ruby Dee |
| Cinematography | Joseph Brun |
| Edited by | Sidney Meyers |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
Production companies | David Susskind Productions Jonathan Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $493,000[1] |
| Box office | $760,000[1] |
Edge of the City is a 1957 American crime 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.
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 and Interfaith Council because of its portrayal of racial brotherhood.[2]
In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."[3]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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