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About this movie. A brutally realistic tour de force, this timeless classic is based on a series of Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper articles, chronicling the conflict between a corrupt labor boss (Lee J. Cobb) and a crusading Catholic priest (Karl Malden). Highlighting this gripping film is one of Marlon Brando's signature performances.
Budd Schulberg. Written by James on October 20, 2023. A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly ...
Jul 28, 2017 · On the Waterfront obviously is a man’s picture. Yet my 16-year-old daughter came away raving about it, so it must have strong woman appeal. Kazan’s direction, Boris Kaufman’s photography and ...
On the Waterfront: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger. An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
Nominated for 12 Oscars and winning eight, including Best Actor for Brando and Directing for Kazan, On the Waterfront remains a haunting portrait of life on the margins. Hollywood legend Eva Marie Saint, whose 60-year film career includes collaborations with Hitchcock, Preminger and Zinnemann, will appear in person to reminisce about working ...
On the Waterfront. Marlon Brando gives one of the screen's most electrifying performances as Best Actor in this 1954 Academy Award® winner for Best Film. Ex-fighter Terry Malloy (Brando) could have been a contender but now toils for boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) on the gang-ridden waterfront. Terry is guilt-stricken, however, when he ...
A longshoreman and ex boxer named Terry Malloy witnesses a murder perpetrated by his corrupt union. When a beautiful young woman comes into the picture that just so happens to be the murdered man's sister, Terry feels obligated to stand up to his bosses as a result of his recent relations with her. — drewsoccer707.
