Edge of the City (1957)
Directed by Martin Ritt · 85 min · Drama, Crime, Romance
26.1 TOPICAL score · #3,915 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Edge of the City (1957, directed by Martin Ritt) has a TOPICAL score of 26.1 - ranked 3,915 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (63 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (63 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read5,324 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Cassavetes (actor #742), Sidney Poitier (actor #36), Jack Warden (actor #537), Kathleen Maguire