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On the Waterfront (1954)

108 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   24 June 1954 (Japan)
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An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.

Director:

Elia Kazan

Writers:

Budd Schulberg (screenplay), Budd Schulberg (based upon an original story by), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando ...
Karl Malden Karl Malden ...
Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb ...
Rod Steiger Rod Steiger ...
Charley Malloy
Pat Henning Pat Henning ...
Kayo Dugan
Leif Erickson Leif Erickson ...
James Westerfield James Westerfield ...
Tony Galento Tony Galento ...
Tami Mauriello Tami Mauriello ...
Tillio
John F. Hamilton John F. Hamilton ...
'Pop' Doyle (as John Hamilton)
John Heldabrand John Heldabrand ...
Mott
Rudy Bond Rudy Bond ...
Don Blackman Don Blackman ...
Arthur Keegan Arthur Keegan ...
Abe Simon Abe Simon ...
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Storyline

Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Union | Murder | Longshoreman | Dock | Conscience  | See more »

Taglines:

Tender love...terrifying conflict! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Nido de ratas See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$910,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$9,600,000 (USA)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The real-life model for the film's Johnny Friendly character (played by Lee J. Cobb) was International Longshoremen's Association boss Michael Clemente (Johnny Friendly also has aspects of former Murder Inc. head Albert Anastasia, who was a top enforcer for the crime family that ran the Hoboken docks, the Luciano - later Genovese - family). In 1979 Clemente and other members of the Genovese family were indicted for corruption and racketeering on the New York waterfront. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The label on the bottle of "Paddy" whiskey changes orientation in every other shot when Johnny Friendly is telling Charlie to straighten out his brother. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Johnny: [to Terry] You take it from here, Slugger.
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits are shown over a bamboo-type mat background. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) See more »