The Edge is a 1968 independent drama/thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Robert Kramer. It stars Jack Rader in the lead role, with Tom Griffin, Paul Hultberg, Howard Loeb Babeuf, Anne Waldman, Jeff Weiss, Sanford Cohen, Catherine Merrill, and others in supporting roles. Robert Machover served as co-producer, cinematographer, and editor.
A discontented anti-war activist contemplates assassinating the president of the United States. His machinations prompt his 16-member underground cell of disgruntled leftists to reassess their purpose.
The film was released on March 27, 1968, in New York City.
Vincent Canby from The New York Times, in a generally positive review, stated the film "is noteworthy as one of the few examples of underground cinema totally committed to the social-political scene." Jack Seibert of Ultra Dogme lauded the film for its "attention to the specificity in his actors' choreography".