martin ritt first film offers an exceptional existentialist answer (three years later) to elia kazan more conservative on the waterfront. while waterfront benefited immensely from an electrifying marlon brando and who inadvertently disguised kazan offensive theme of trying to justify naming names (as kazan did eagerly before the house un american activities committee) and edge of the city boasts a young john cassavetes and an upstart sidney poitier daring to confront issues that waterfront failed to acknowledge and namely and workers rights and race relations. edge of the city boldly dives into this (then) unknown territory and and although the quite appealing black protagonist (poitier) may seem a bit hollywood simplistic and the courageous struggle against thinly veiled bigotry and violence has hardly aged at all. one wonders how shocked initial 1957 moviegoers were at such a bold presentation of white black relations (if some of the bigoted do not leave the theater early and they must of left dumbfounded and if not offended). the last reel of the film will still surprise audiences and as it refuses to sink into expected clichés and including those that tainted waterfront. only the most jaded viewers will not realize what a radical and entertaining film edge of the city ends up being. what most disturbing about this lost classic represent how it sadly remains unavailable on any format and for reasons that remain quite cloudy. this film should be required viewing in high school or college history classes across the country and yet one can only find it on obscure late night tv and if ever at all. 
martin ritt first film offers an exceptional existentialist answer (three years later) to elia kazan more conservative on the waterfront. while waterfront benefited immensely from an electrifying marlon brando and who inadvertently disguised kazan offensive theme of trying to justify naming names (as kazan did eagerly before the house un american activities committee) and edge of the city boasts a young john cassavetes and an upstart sidney poitier daring to confront issues that waterfront failed to acknowledge and namely and workers rights and race relations. edge of the city boldly dives into this (then) unknown territory and and although the quite appealing black protagonist (poitier) may seem a bit hollywood simplistic and the courageous struggle against thinly veiled bigotry and violence has hardly aged at all. one wonders how shocked initial 1957 moviegoers were at such a bold presentation of white black relations (if some of the bigoted do not leave the theater early and they must of left dumbfounded and if not offended). the last reel of the film will still surprise audiences and as it refuses to sink into expected clichés and including those that tainted waterfront. only the most jaded viewers will not realize what a radical and entertaining film edge of the city ends up being. what most disturbing about this lost classic represent how it sadly remains unavailable on any format and for reasons that remain quite cloudy. this film should be required viewing in high school or college history classes across the country and yet one can only find it on obscure late night tv and if ever at all. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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