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On the Waterfront

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On the Waterfront
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NR,1hr 47min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
October 1, 1954
Director:
Elia Kazan
Distributor:
Sony Pictures
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb  ...more
Synopsis: This classic story of Mob informers was based on a number of true stories and filmed on location in and around the docks of New York and New Jersey. Mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) rules the waterfront with an iron fist. The police know that he's been responsible for a number of murders, but witnesses play deaf and dumb ("plead D & D"). Washed-up boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) has had an errand-boy job because of the influence of his brother Charley, a crooked union lawyer ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The acting and the best dialogue passages have an impact that has not dimmed; it is still possible to feel the power of the film and of Brando and Kazan, who changed American movie acting forever. Full Review
Metascore
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88
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 10 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy
Karl Malden
Father Barry
Lee J. Cobb
Johnny Friendly
Rod Steiger
Charley Malloy
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