"Tense drama of frightened men!" 04 January 1957 Drama, Crime, Romance 85 mins
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.
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John Cassavetes as Axel Nordmann
Sidney Poitier as Tommy Tyler
Jack Warden as Charles Malik
Kathleen Maguire as Ellen Wilson
Ruby Dee as Lucy Tyler
Val Avery as Brother
Robert F. Simon as George Nordmann
Ruth White as Katherine Nordmann
William A. Lee as Davis
John Kellogg as Detective
David Clarke as Wallace
Estelle Hemsley as Mrs. Price
Roy Glenn as Stevedore (uncredited)
Ralph Bell as Night Boss (uncredited)
Mike Dana as Detective (uncredited)
Charles Jordan as Old Stevedore (uncredited)
Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design
James A. Gleason Sound
Richard Sylbert Art Direction
Don Kranze Assistant Director
Robert Alan Aurthur Story
Robert Alan Aurthur Screenplay
David Susskind Producer
Joseph C. Brun Director of Photography
Sidney Meyers Editor
Martin Ritt Director
Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer
Jim Di Gangi Associate Producer
Lucky Kargo Stunts
Leonard Rosenman Conductor
David Buttolph Additional Music
Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
A Man is Ten Feet Tall Trailer
France 01 July 1957
Italy 24 January 1958
United States 04 January 1957
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Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) takes a job as a dock laborer and is continually harassed by his ...
New York City longshoremen Axel Nordmann an Army deserter & Tommy Tyler an easy-going freight car loader who's growing friendship is threatened by ...
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Hooks fight + Tommy (Sidney Poitier) dies in Axel's (Cassavetes) arms. Great segment from gritty but yet pure at heart 1957 movie Edge of the City (dir.
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