Four Oscars--Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay--went to this touching adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky’s teleplay. Husky, middle-aged Bronx butcher Marty Piletti (Ernest Borgnine), resigned to life as a bachelor, receives an unexpected chance to escape his lonely existence and domineering mother when he meets Clara (Betsy Blair), an unadorned schoolteacher, at the Stardust Ballroom. Co-stars Joe Mantell, Esther Minciotti, Karen Steele; directed by Delbert Mann. 90 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.