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The film Marty, released in 1955, was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Paddy Chayefsky. It is a sensitive portrayal of ordinary people searching for love, focusing on a butcher and a schoolteacher.12

The film adaptation of Chayefsky's teleplay Marty was a critical and commercial success, earning eight Academy Award nominations and winning for best picture, actor (Ernest Borgnine), and screenplay. Delbert Mann also received an Academy Award for best director for his work on the film, making it the first feature he directed. Marty was also the first American film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival.12

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