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Edge of the City

(1957)

January 4, 1957• 1h 25m
71%
TMDB Score

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

Top Billed Cast

JC

John Cassavetes

Axel Nordmann

SP

Sidney Poitier

Tommy Tyler

JW

Jack Warden

Charles Malik

KM

Kathleen Maguire

Ellen Wilson

RD

Ruby Dee

Lucy Tyler

VA

Val Avery

Brother

RFS

Robert F. Simon

George Nordmann

RW

Ruth White

Katherine Nordmann

WAL

William A. Lee

Davis

JK

John Kellogg

Detective

Official Trailer

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