Edge of the City
7.2
“Tense drama of frightened men!”
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.
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Cast
17 people
John Cassavetes
Axel Nordmann
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Dirty Dozen
Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
The Jackal
Jack Warden
Charles Malik
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
Kathleen Maguire
Ellen Wilson
Known for
Flipper
The Concorde... Airport '79
Ruby Dee
Lucy Tyler
Known for
The Stand
Do the Right Thing
Val Avery
Brother
Known for
Cobra
Papillon
Robert F. Simon
George Nordmann
Known for
Spider-Man Strikes Back
Bigger Than Life
Ruth White
Katherine Nordmann
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Midnight Cowboy
William A. Lee
Davis
Also in
St. Benny the Dip
Almost Married
John Kellogg
Detective
Known for
Twelve O'Clock High
The Greatest Show on Earth
David Clarke
Wallace
Known for
The Narrow Margin
The Set-Up
Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Price
Known for
America America
Martin Ritt Director · Robert Alan Aurthur Screenplay Leonard Rosenman Composer
Worldwide gross $760K · Budget $493K · United States release January 4, 1957
Box office
Budget
$493,000
Worldwide gross
$760,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
David Susskind Productions
Production
Jonathan Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 4, 1957
Theatrical
France
July 1, 1957 · Theatrical
Italy
January 24, 1958 · Theatrical
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