The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
On the Waterfront (1954) is a crime, drama and romance film directed by Elia Kazan, released on June 22, 1954 with a runtime of 1h 48m. It stars Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 1,839 ratings.
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Marlon Brando
as Terry Malloy
Eva Marie Saint
as Edie Doyle
Karl Malden
as Father Barry
Lee J. Cobb
as Johnny Friendly
Rod Steiger
as Charley Malloy
Pat Henning
as Kayo Dugan
Leif Erickson
as Glover
James Westerfield
as Big Mac
Tony Galento
as Truck
Tami Mauriello
as Tillio
John F. Hamilton
as 'Pop' Doyle
John Heldabrand
as Mott
Directed by Elia Kazan, written by Budd Schulberg, Budd Schulberg and Malcolm Johnson, produced by Sam Spiegel.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 1,839 ratings.
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 directed by Elia Kazan and adapted to screenplay by Budd Schulberg from a series of Malcolm Johnson articles. It stars Marlon Brando, lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger and Pat Henning. Music is by Leonard…
Reviewed on September 6, 2020
This coulda’ been a contender in a lot of greatest movie polls if people just took a second to fully appreciate it.
Reviewed on October 20, 2023
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 from under the oppressive shadow of their boss "Johnny Friendly" (Lee J. Cobb). He's standing over a corpse, that of "Doyle". The deceased had been reputedly chatting with the crime commissioner and so took an…
Reviewed on April 6, 2024
**_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…
Reviewed on May 30, 2024
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The main cast of On the Waterfront (1954) includes Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb and Rod Steiger. The film was directed by Elia Kazan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
On the Waterfront was released on June 22, 1954 and runs for 1h 48m.
On the Waterfront (1954) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 1,839 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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