On the Waterfront (1954)

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Plot

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

Cast

Marlon BrandoTerry Malloy

Karl MaldenFather Barry

Lee J. CobbJohnny Friendly

Wesley RugglesEdie Doyle

Eva Marie SaintEdie Doyle

Rod SteigerCharley Malloy

Pat HenningKayo Dugan

Leif EricksonGlover

James WesterfieldBig Mac

Tony GalentoTruck

Tami MaurielloTillio

John F. Hamilton"Pop" Doyle

Ty MitchellMott

Rudy BondMoose

Martin BalsamGillette (uncredited)

Michael V. GazzoBit Part (uncredited)

Fred GwynneSlim (uncredited)

Pat HingleJocko (uncredited)

Nehemiah PersoffCab Driver (uncredited)

Writers and directors

Elia KazanDirector

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Budd SchulbergWriterf. -0001

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John Chard ★ 10.0/10

You think you're God Almighty, but you know what you are? You're a cheap, lousy, dirty, stinkin' mug! And I'm glad what I done to you, ya hear that? I'm glad what I done! On the Waterfront is direc…6. Sep 2020

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James ★ 7.0/10

This coulda’ been a contender in a lot of greatest movie polls if people just took a second to fully appreciate it.20. Oct 2023

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

Although it's Marlon Brando who takes top billing here, I found it was Karl Malden's "Father Barry" who stole the story as the priest who is determined to galvanises the New York dockers to step out f…6. Apr 2024

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Wuchak ★ 6.0/10

**_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 …30. May 2024

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Tilnefnd til 12 Óskarsverðlauna og fékk átta verðlaun, þ.á.m. Brando fyrir besta leik, Besta mynd og Besti leikstjóri.

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