Edge of the City
Edge of the City

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Drifter Axel North has just arrived in New York City, having traveled from city to city throughout the country. Given the name Charlie Malick as a contact by an acquaintance named Ed Faber, Axel is able to get a job working as a stevedore in Charlie's gang on the dockyards. Little did Axel know that Charlie is corrupt, requiring payola for that job, and is a racist. It is solely because of the color of his skin that Charlie hates his fellow gang boss, Tommy Tyler, a black man... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Edge of the City:

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Drifter Axel North has just arrived in New York City, having traveled from city to city throughout the country. Given the name Charlie Malick as a contact by an acquaintance named Ed Faber, Axel is able to get a job working as a stevedore in Charlie's gang on the dockyards. Little did Axel know that Charlie is corrupt, requiring payola for that job, and is a racist. It is solely because of the color of his skin that Charlie hates his fellow gang boss, Tommy Tyler, a black man. It is also because he can see that Axel is a little wet behind the ears that Tommy tries to befriend him to get him out from under Charlie's thumb. Due solely to the reason that he is a drifter, Axel is slow to warm and open up to Tommy, eventually providing some basic information: that he is originally from Gary, Indiana, that his real surname is Nordmann, and that the only person he has ever really loved in his life was his older brother Andy, whose death exacerbated the already strained relationship he has with his police officer father. Axel is even slower to warm to the idea of a girlfriend, Tommy and his wife Lucy's friend Ellen Wilson who they are trying to match up with Axel. Although Axel says he is trying to find something in his life, in reality he is currently running away from a specific issue from his past. It is when Axel's past may catch up with him that he starts to return to his shell and contemplates running away as was his routine, despite having friends for the first time in a long time. An incident with Charlie and Tommy may bring all their issues to a head.

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EmanuelLevy.Com - 6/10 by Emanuel LevyMartin Ritt's impressive feature directing debut is a socially conscious drama, about union corruption, interracial integration, and moral integrity, well acted by John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier.
User Review - 10/10 by Miles HThis film feels truer than On the Waterfront or Street Car Named Desire.
User Review - 10/10 by Greg WSuperb, gritty drama... dare I say it, better than "On the Waterfront"?
User Review - 10/10 by Jamie TI think John Cassavetes best movie role. He makes a great duo with Sidney Poitier
User Review - 10/10 by Nandi CA interesting study of two men who are friends and work on the railroad yards. simple enough, but one is white(Cassavettes)and one is African American(Poitier) and it's the 1950s. They get along and he meets Poitier's family, but things get ugly when Poitier is killed on the job, and Cassavettes know the deal. A dillemma is at hand, to tell or not to tell. One of the best movies out there.
User Review - 10/10 by Ashley HEdge of the City is an exceptional film. It is about two New York City longshoremen Axel Nordmann, an Army deserter and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader whose growing friendship is threatened by Charles Malik, a notably repellent punk. John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Martin Ritt did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama. Edge of the City is a must see.
User Review - 8/10 by Hans OA tough movie about intersections of class and race. Great performances.
User Review - 8/10 by Jose GI can't help it, I love John Cassavetes movies.
User Review - 8/10 by Charles CA powerful film from the Blacklist Era as the director has suffered. Strong characters are found through this film, all taped in Jersey City.
User Review - 8/10 by Brock Sgood acting. good performances. simple story. i guess solid is a good way to describe it.

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