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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.
With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger. An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
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Jul 18, 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.
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.
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.
Father Barry urges on the beaten Terry, who rises and defiantly stumbles down the pier and into the warehouse. (1954), courtesy of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks.
Driven by the vivid, naturalistic direction of Elia Kazan and streetwise dialogue by Budd Schulberg, On the Waterfront was an instant sensation, winning eight Oscars® including best picture, director, actor, supporting actress (Eva Marie Saint), and screenplay.
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in love, he tries to leave the waterfront and expose his employers.
Where to watch On the Waterfront (1954) starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb and directed by Elia Kazan. An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
