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Edge of the City: Full Cast & Crew 1957 Drama
Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) takes a job as a dock laborer and is continually harassed by his tyrannical supervisor, Charles Malik (Jack Warden). Malik knows a secret from Axel's past, forcing the young worker to endure his boss's torment. Eventually, Axel befriends Tommy Tyler (Sidney Poitier), an African-American co-worker with a managerial job. Tommy teaches Axel to respect himself. However, Malik, a racial bigot, is threatened by Tommy's confidence, and the situation turns violent. Released: Jan 4, 1957 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Martin Ritt Director John Cassavetes Axel Nordmann Actor Sidney Poitier Tommy Tyler Actor Jack Warden Charles Malik Actor Kathleen Maguire Ellen Wilson Actor Ruby Dee Lucy Tyler Actor Robert F. Simon Mr. George Nordmann Actor Ruth White Mrs. Nordmann Actor William A. Lee Davis Actor Val Avery Brother Actor John Kellogg Detective Actor David Clarke Wallace Actor Estelle Hemsley Lucy's Mother Actor Charles Jordan Old Stevedore Actor Ralph Bell Night Boss Actor Robert Alan Aurthur Screenwriter David Susskind Producer Joseph C. Brun Cinematographer Sidney Meyers Film Editing Leonard Rosenman Original Music Richard Sylbert Art Director Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design