John Cassavetes
Axel Nordmann
Edge of the City (1957)
"Tense drama of frightened men!"
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Overview
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.
Martin Ritt
Director
Robert Alan Aurthur
Screenplay
Top Billed Cast
Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler
Jack Warden
Charles Malik
Kathleen Maguire
Ellen Wilson
Ruby Dee
Lucy Tyler
Val Avery
Brother
Robert F. Simon
George Nordmann
Ruth White
Katherine Nordmann
William A. Lee
Davis
John Kellogg
Detective
David Clarke
Wallace
Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Price
Roy Glenn
Stevedore (uncredited)
Ralph Bell
Night Boss (uncredited)
Mike Dana
Detective (uncredited)
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