Edge of the City

Directed by Martin Ritt

Written by Robert Alan Aurthur, Robert Alan Aurthur

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.

Cast

John Cassavetes

Axel Nordmann

Sidney Poitier

Tommy Tyler

Jack Warden

Charles Malik

Kathleen Maguire

Ellen Wilson

Ruby Dee

Lucy Tyler

Val Avery

Brother

Robert F. Simon

George Nordmann

Ruth White

Katherine Nordmann

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William A. Lee

Davis

John Kellogg

Detective

David Clarke

Wallace

Estelle Hemsley

Mrs. Price