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22/06/1954 Crime, Drama, Romance 1h 48m
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The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

Overview

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

  1. Elia Kazan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Marlon Brando

    Terry Malloy

  2. Eva Marie Saint

    Edie Doyle

  3. Karl Malden

    Father Barry

  4. Lee J. Cobb

    Johnny Friendly

  5. Rod Steiger

    Charley Malloy

  6. Pat Henning

    Kayo Dugan

  7. Leif Erickson

    Glover

  8. James Westerfield

    Big Mac

  9. Tony Galento

    Truck

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-05-30
**_Popular quasi-film noir early in Brando’s career_**

A former prize-fighter (Marlon) wrestles with his conscience as a longshoreman on the Hudson River across from Manhattan and the Empire State Building. He finds himself attracted to the sister (Eva Marie Saint) of a murdered dockworker while his lawyer brother (Rod Steiger) defends the corrupt Union boss (Lee J. Cobb). Karl Malden is on hand as a concerned local minister.

"On the Waterfront" (1954) is an iconic B&W crime drama that won myriad awards when it came out. It’s a seminal socio-political noir and one of Brando’s thre...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$910,000.00

Revenue
$9,600,631.00

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