On the Waterfront
The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!
Synopsis:
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.
Original title
On the Waterfront
Director
Elia Kazan
Stars
Eva Marie Saint, James Westerfield, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Leif Erickson, Marlon Brando, Pat Henning, Rod Steiger, Tami Mauriello, Tony Galento
Release Date
22 Jun 1954
Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
108 min
Awards
Won 8 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 9 nominations.
Country
USA
Budget
USD $910 000,00
Revenue
USD $9 600 000,00
Popularity
11.255
Status
Released
ID IMDb.com
tt0047296
IMDB Rating
8.2
IMDB votes
128,107
ID Themoviedb.org
654
TMDb Rating
8.1
TMDb votes
845
