On the Waterfront poster
79%
IMDb8.1/10(161000 votes)
Director Elia Kazan
Screenplay Budd Schulberg

On the Waterfront

CrimeDramaRomance1954

Tagline: The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

Release Date: 1954-06-22

Duration: 108 minutes

Synopsis

Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in love, he tries to leave the waterfront and expose his employers.

Casting

  • Marlon Brando
    Terry Malloy
  • Lee J. Cobb
    Johnny Friendly
  • Martin Balsam
    Gillette (uncredited)
  • Fred Gwynne
    Slim (uncredited)
  • Eva Marie Saint
    Edie Doyle
  • Rod Steiger
    Charley Malloy
  • Katherine MacGregor
    Longshoreman's Mother (uncredited)
  • Nehemiah Persoff
    Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • Leif Erickson
    Glover
  • Pat Hingle
    Jocko (uncredited)
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