Edge of the City
Story of an unhappy young army deserter who gets a job in the New York rail yards.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Axel Nordmann John Cassavetes
- Tommy Tyler Sidney Poitier
- Charles Malik Jack Warden
- Ellen Wilson Kathleen Maguire
- Lucy Tyler Ruby Dee
- Brother Val Avery
- George Nordmann Robert F. Simon
- Kathryn Nordmann Ruth White
- Davis William A. Lee
- Detective John Kellogg
- Wallace David Clark
- Lucy's Mother Estelle Hemsley
- [Pop, old stevedore] Charles Jordan
Credits
Direction
- Director Martin Ritt
- Assistant Director Don Kranze
Production
- Production Company Jonathan Productions
- Production Company Loew's Incorporated
- Producer David Susskind
- Associate Producer Jim Digangi
Writing
- Screenplay and original story Robert Alan Aurthur
Photography
- Photography Joseph Brun
Editing
- Editor Sidney Meyers
Design
- Art Director Richard Sylbert
Costumes
- Costumes Anna Hill Johnstone
Titles
- Titles Designed Saul Bass
Music
- Music composed and conducted Leonard Rosenman