---
title: 'Edge of the City (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/edge-of-the-city-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050347/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Edge of the City (1957)

1957 · 85 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Edge of the City is a 1957 American crime drama film directed by Martin Ritt in his directorial debut, and starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier. Robert Alan Aurthur's screenplay was expanded from his original script, staged as the final episode of The Philco Television Playhouse, A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955), also featuring Poitier.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Alan Aurthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-alan-aurthur)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Rosenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rosenman)
- **Producer:** [David Susskind](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-susskind)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph C. Brun](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-c-brun)

## Cast

- [John Cassavetes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cassavetes)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Ruby Dee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruby-dee)
- [Estelle Hemsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/estelle-hemsley)
- [Robert F. Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-simon)
- [Roy Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-glenn)
- [John Kellogg](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kellogg)
- [Ruth White](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-white)
- [David Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clarke)

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