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Edge of the City is a 1957 American crime drama film directed by Martin Ritt in his feature directorial debut, starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier. The screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur is based on his teleplay "A Man Is Ten Feet Tall", aired as a 1955 episode of the anthology series The Philco Television Playhouse, which also starred Poitier.

The film was considered unusual for its time because of its portrayal of an interracial friendship. It was praised by representatives of the NAACP, Urban League, American Jewish Committee and Interfaith Council for its portrayal of racial brotherhood. In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."

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