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On the Waterfront , 1954

Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint

Directed by: Elia Kazan

Written by: Budd Schulberg

Synopsis: Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter struggling against union corruption along the New...more

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.5

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Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter struggling against union corruption along the New York waterfront, in Elia Kazan's film classic. Malloy's battle takes him all the way to the witness stand, where he finds himself testifying against union leaders. The film was Kazan's response to his decision to turn in the names of his Hollywood contemporaries during Senator Joe McCarthy's anti-Communism hearings. Cobb, Steiger, and Malden were all nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscars. Academy Award Nominations: 12. Academy Awards: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Marlon Brando, Best Story and Screenplay.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	24 June 1954
Runtime:	108 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Marlon Brando for Best Actor at the 1954 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (b&w) at the 1954 Academy Awards

Boris Kaufman for Best Cinematography at the 1954 Academy Awards

Elia Kazan for Best Director at the 1954 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Film Editing at the 1954 Academy Awards

Budd Schulberg for Best Original Screenplay at the 1954 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Picture at the 1954 Academy Awards

Eva Marie Saint for Best Supporting Actress at the 1954 Academy Awards

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Marlon Brando

as Terry Malloy

Karl Malden

as Father Barry

Rod Steiger

as Charley 'the Gent' Malloy

Eva Marie Saint

as Edie Doyle

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TV Guide

A draining experience from beginning to end, relentless in its portrayal of inhumanity. Full Review

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by: Staff (Not credited)

Los Angeles Times

As unspoiled in its key elements as the day it was made, "On the Waterfront" is indisputably one of the great American films, its power undiminished. Even more today than half a century ago, it demands to be seen. Full Review

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by: Kenneth Turan

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Saw it more than 50 years after it was made and I still thought it was great

This dramatic tale does the trick. Kazan explores themes of morality and betrayal, as he does in almost all his movies, but here he does it best. Marlon Brando is superb as always. Rate it

15.August.2008
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by: fletcher.munson
fletcher.munson rated this movie0/10

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