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On the waterfront

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Movie propaganda

This movie is about organised crime's penetration of a longshoreman's union in New York in the 1950s. Several men break the community's code of silence and stand up to the intimidation of the gangsters to expose the murder of a friend.

Persons of interest

  • Marlon Brando .... Terry Malloy
  • Karl Malden .... Father Barry
  • Lee J Cobb .... Johnny Friendly
  • Rod Steiger .... Charley "the Gent" Malloy
  • Pat Henning .... Timothy J "Kayo" Dugan
  • Leif Erickson .... Glover
  • James Westerfield .... Big Mac
  • Tony Galento .... Truck
  • Tami Mauriello .... Tullio
  • John F Hamilton .... "Pop" Doyle
  • John Heldabrand .... Mutt
  • Rudy Bond .... Moose
  • Don Blackman .... Luke
  • Arthur Keegan .... Jimmy
  • Abe Simon .... Barney
  • Eva Marie Saint .... Edie Doyle
  • Malcolm Johnson .... Author: Crime on the waterfront
  • Budd Schulberg .... Screenwriter
  • Elia Kazan .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

  • Awards and film festivals:
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 1954: Best picture, Best director, Best actor, Best supporting actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best art direction/set decoration (black and white), Best black and white cinematography, Best film editing, Best story, Best screenplay; Nominated: Best supporting actor (Lee J Cobb, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger), Best original score
    • Directors Guild of America 1954: Best director
    • Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 1955: Best actor-drama, Best director, Best film-drama
    • National Board of Review 1954: Ten best films of the year
    • New York Film Critics 1954: Best actor, Best director, Best film
  • Studios and distributors:

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

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Media intelligence (DVD)

  • Audio: English (5.1); French, German, Italian, Spanish (mono)
  • Disc: Single sided, dual layer
  • Subtitles: English, Greek, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Turkish, Danish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Hebrew
  • Commentary: Elia Kazan, critic Richard Schickel and biographer Jeff Young
  • 25 minute Behind-the-scenes featurette: Contender: Mastering the method
  • Interview with Elia Kazan
  • Talent profiles
  • Video photo gallery
  • Original and bonus movie trailers
  • Picture disc

Security censorship classification

PG (Medium level violence)

Surveillance time

103 minutes (1:43 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

DVD rental: 6 February 2002

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