On the Waterfront
(1954)
Overview
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.
Tagline
The Man Lived by the Jungle Law of the Docks!
Crew
Director: | Elia Kazan |
Writer: | Budd Schulberg |
Cast
Marlon Brando
Karl Malden
Lee J. Cobb
Rod Steiger |
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Production Companies
Columbia Pictures, Horizon Pictures
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