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On the Waterfront

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In Theaters: October 1, 1954

Drama, Romance | 1h 48m

On the Waterfront

A slightly dim-witted ex-boxer, working on the docks of Hoboken's waterfront, is challenged to step up to the mobsters who control the longshoremen's' union by appearing before a state commission as witness after his lawyer brother and best friend are rubbed out. Prodding him to this calling are the local priest and the girl he loves -- the sister of his murdered friend.

Cast: Marlon Brando, Pat Hingle, Rod Steiger, Lee Cobb, Rudy Bond, Fred Gwynne, Karl Malden, Martin Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff, Eva Saint, Leif Erickson, Pat Henning, James Westerfield, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, John Heldabrand, Don Blackman, Arthur Keegan, Abe Simon, Tommy Handley
Director: Elia Kazan
Producer(s): Sam Spiegel
Writer(s): Budd Schulberg