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Augusta Ciolli(1901-1967)

Actress

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Sentimental, heart-warming piece of Academy Award winning cinema...

A beloved classic of American cinema, Delbert Mann's MARTY was the first ever recipient of the Palme d'Or at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, one of only two films to ever win both organisations' grand prizes (the second being Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND).

"I've been looking for a girl every Saturday night of my life," says Marty Piletti (Ernest Borgnine, THE VIKINGS, VIOLENT SATURDAY). Yet, despite all his efforts, this 34-year old Bronx butcher remains as shy and uncomfortable around women today as on the day he was born. So when he meets Clara (Betsy Blair, IL GRIDO), a lonely school teacher who's just as smitten with him as he is with her, Marty's on top of the world. But not everyone around him shares his joy. And when his friends and family continually find fault with Clara, even Marty begins to question his newfound love... until he discovers, in an extraordinary way, the strength and courage to follow his heart.

Adapted from an earlier teleplay written by renowned screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky (Network), Eureka Classics is proud to present MARTY in a special Dual Format edition, that includes the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. The Special Features include the aforementioned teleplay broadcast on NBC in 1953, also directed by Delbert Mann and starring Rod Steiger in the title role.

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Marty (1955)

Augusta Ciolli was born on 19 May 1901 in Rome, Italy. She was an actress, known for Marty (1955), The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) and Une certaine rencontre (1963). She died on 3 February 1967 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

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Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)

7.6

Aunt Catherine

1955

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)

The Philco Television Playhouse

7.4

TV Series

Aunt Catherine

Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen in Une certaine rencontre (1963)

Une certaine rencontre

7.2

Mrs. Papasano

1963

Anna de Brooklyn (1958)

Anna de Brooklyn

5.6

Zia Carmela

1958

Credits

Actress

Une certaine rencontre
7.2
- Mrs. Papasano
- 1963
East Side/West Side
8.4
TV Series
- Mrs. Pellegrino
- 1963
Anna de Brooklyn
5.6
- Zia Carmela
- 1958
Climax!
6.5
TV Series
- Mama Silva
- 1956
Marty
7.6
- Aunt Catherine
- 1955
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
7.4
TV Series
- 1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
7.4
TV Series
- Aunt Catherine
- 1953
Dark of Night
TV Series
- 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.1
TV Series
- 1952
Fireside Theatre
7.3
TV Series
- 1951

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Personal details

Born
- May 19, 1901
- Rome, Italy
Died
- February 3, 1967
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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