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On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut. The musical score was composed by Leonard Bernstein.
A classic film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando as a longshoreman who stands up to his corrupt union bosses. See the plot, cast, trivia, reviews, awards, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Elia Kazan
- 1954-06-22
Mar 21, 1999 · In “On the Waterfront,” there's a moment when Terry goes for a walk in the park with Edie (Eva Marie Saint), the sister of a man who has been thrown off a roof for talking to crime investigators. She drops a glove.
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic film On the Waterfront, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. See the full list of actors, producers, composers, cinematographers and more on IMDb.
Jun 7, 2024 · Writer Budd Schulberg based the story and screenplay on a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles that appeared in 1948 in the New York Sun, “Crime on the Waterfront,” by Malcolm Johnson, about corruption in the longshoremen’s union.
- Pat Bauer
A classic film noir about a former boxer who joins a union to expose mob corruption on the Hoboken waterfront. See critics' ratings, trailers, cast, and where to watch On the Waterfront online.
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- Drama
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When a longshoreman is murdered before he can testify about Friendly's control of the Hoboken waterfront, Terry teams up with the dead man's sister Edie and the streetwise priest Father Barry to testify himself, against the advice of Friendly's lawyer, Terry's older brother Charley.
