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On the Waterfront (1954) -- An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.

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Director:
Elia Kazan
Writers:
Malcolm Johnson (suggested by articles)
Budd Schulberg (story)
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Release Date:
24 June 1954 (Japan) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The Man Lived by the Jungle Law of the Docks! more
Plot:
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Karl Malden Passes Away at the Age of 97
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 5:34 PM, PDT)

Acting Legend Karl Malden Dead At 97
 (From WENN. 1 July 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
More and more, the Rolled-out Dough will crook the Rolling Pin more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 108:00 PMTCM   

Cast

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Marlon Brando ... Terry Malloy

Karl Malden ... Father Barry

Lee J. Cobb ... Johnny Friendly

Rod Steiger ... Charley 'the Gent' Malloy
Pat Henning ... Timothy J. 'Kayo' Dugan
Leif Erickson ... Glover
James Westerfield ... Big Mac
Tony Galento ... Truck
Tami Mauriello ... Tullio
John F. Hamilton ... 'Pop' Doyle (as John Hamilton)
John Heldabrand ... Mutt
Rudy Bond ... Moose
Don Blackman ... Luke
Arthur Keegan ... Jimmy
Abe Simon ... Barney

Eva Marie Saint ... Edie Doyle
Barry Macollum ... Johnny's banker
Mike O'Dowd ... Specs
Martin Balsam ... Gillette (as Marty Balsam)
Fred Gwynne ... Slim
Thomas Handley ... Tommy Collins
Anne Hegira ... Mrs. Collins
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Bergin ... Sidney (uncredited)
Jere Delaney ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Robert Downing ... Bit (uncredited)
Michael V. Gazzo ... Bit (uncredited)
Pat Hingle ... Jocko (uncredited)
Scottie MacGregor ... Mother of a Longshoreman (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh ... Longshoreman (uncredited)
Edward McNally ... Bit part (uncredited)

Nehemiah Persoff ... Cab driver (uncredited)
Johnny Seven ... Longshoreman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Elia Kazan 
 
Writing credits
Malcolm Johnson (suggested by articles)

Budd Schulberg (story)

Budd Schulberg (screenplay)

Produced by
Sam Spiegel .... producer
 
Original Music by
Leonard Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
Boris Kaufman 
 
Film Editing by
Gene Milford 
 
Art Direction by
Richard Day 
 
Makeup Department
Mary Roche .... hair stylist
Fred C. Ryle .... makeup artist (as Fred Ryle)
 
Production Management
George Justin .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles H. Maguire .... assistant director
Arthur Steckler .... second second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jim Shields .... sound (as James Shields)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Block .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Hill Johnstone .... wardrobe supervisor
Flo Transfield .... wardrobe mistress
 
Other crew
Roberta Hodes .... script supervisor
Samuel Rheiner .... assistant to producer (as Sam Rheiner)
Guy Thomajan .... dialogue supervisor
Roger Donoghue .... boxing coach (uncredited)
Dale Tate .... title designer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Hook (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Mexico:A | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1954) | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1985) | USA:Approved (certificate #16916) | West Germany:12

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Trivia:
The shooting schedule occasionally had to be worked around Marlon Brando's appointments with his psychiatrist in Manhattan. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: In the church scene when the meeting is broken up by the thugs outside there is a long shot with the characters trying to decide which way to run and you can see a boom mic bouncing around for a few seconds at the top of the screen. more
Quotes:
Charlie: You're getting on. You're pushing 30. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition.
Terry: I always figured I'd live a bit longer without it.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gettin' It (2006) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
More and more, the Rolled-out Dough will crook the Rolling Pin, 19 September 2008
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Author: Cihan (Sean) Vercan (Victorydawn) from London, Ontario

Terry lives in the shadow of his smart brother Charley the Gent working for a double-handed businessman of the underworld. He had his best times of his life during his boxing career, and has brought his dimes in for his brother. Charley's boss named Johnny Friendly is the man who is behind Terry's fame, but he is also the same man who nibbled his dimes from boxing.

The curtain opens with Terry working for Johnny Friendly to be participated in a murder. He does his duty and the murder takes effect. The victim was a labor, whose labor leader also works for Johhny Friendly. Terry turns gloomy when he finds out that the victim has been only seeking his rights when he became a rebel. Especially when Terry meets with the victim's sister his suspects grew. She reasons with him that there are two opposite sides: Johnny Friendly's rich and still-growing syndicate versus the dependent and needy workers who are driven into Johnny Friendly's punitive sanctions. Provided that Terry finds a third side: His own.

A run of the mill plot of the mid-20th century. Everybody is pretty much familiar with labor union issues. Mainly the subject gives nothing more than workers seeking out their rights. However, consider that it's Elia Kazan who ushers a new era of actors who rage the whole scenes and turn out heroes out of bums. On the Waterfront has surely inspired millions. For instance, in Robert De Niro's "Raging Bull", a prize-fighter like Terry Malloy turns out to be a stage actor and affirms Terry's speech of reproach to his brother, where no other words could describe his situation he fell into.

Marlon Brando's can-do attitude created an inspirational movement, imprinting our memory, that "If Terry Malloy can do this, yes; I can do this, and yes; everybody can do this". Subsequently movie makers began to deliver efforts and accomplishments to the silver screen in order to catch viewers' appreciations. On The Waterfront, Elia Kazan and Marlon Brando are those to remember together in the motion picture history.

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