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24 June 1954 (Japan) moreTagline:
The Man Lived by the Jungle Law of the Docks! morePlot:
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 8 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Karl Malden Passes Away at the Age of 97 (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 5:34 PM, PDT)
Acting Legend Karl Malden Dead At 97
(From WENN. 1 July 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
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More and more, the Rolled-out Dough will crook the Rolling Pin moreUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 10 | 8:00 PM | TCM |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 (as John Hamilton) | |
| John Heldabrand | ... | Mutt | |
| Rudy Bond | ... | Moose | |
| Don Blackman | ... | Luke | |
| Arthur Keegan | ... | Jimmy | |
| Abe Simon | ... | Barney |
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The Hook (USA) (working title)Nido de ratas (Argentina) (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Die Faust im Nacken (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Sur les quais (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Alaston satama (Finland) [fi]
Fronte del porto (Italy) [it]
Há Lodo no Cais (Portugal) [pt]
I storbyens havn (Denmark) [da]
La ley del silencio (Spain) [es]
La llei del silenci (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Na dokovima njujorka (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
Na nabrzezach (Poland) [pl]
Op de kaaien (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Rihtimlar üzerinde (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sindicato de Ladrões (Brazil) [pt]
Storstadshamn (Sweden) [sv]
To limani tis agonias (Greece) [el]
V prístavu (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
108 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Mexico:A | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1954) | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1985) | USA:Approved (certificate #16916) | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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The only film that wasn't a musical for which Leonard Bernstein wrote the incidental music. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious dummy for Terry's brother's hanging. moreQuotes:
Edie: But Pop, I've seen things that I know are so wrong. Now how can I go back to school and keep my mind on... on things that are just in books, that-that-that aren't people living? moreFAQ
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Terry lives in the shadow of his smart brother Charley the Gent working for a double-handed businessman of the underworld. He had his best times of his life during his boxing career, and has brought his dimes in for his brother. Charley's boss named Johnny Friendly is the man who is behind Terry's fame, but he is also the same man who nibbled his dimes from boxing.
The curtain opens with Terry working for Johnny Friendly to be participated in a murder. He does his duty and the murder takes effect. The victim was a labor, whose labor leader also works for Johhny Friendly. Terry turns gloomy when he finds out that the victim has been only seeking his rights when he became a rebel. Especially when Terry meets with the victim's sister his suspects grew. She reasons with him that there are two opposite sides: Johnny Friendly's rich and still-growing syndicate versus the dependent and needy workers who are driven into Johnny Friendly's punitive sanctions. Provided that Terry finds a third side: His own.
A run of the mill plot of the mid-20th century. Everybody is pretty much familiar with labor union issues. Mainly the subject gives nothing more than workers seeking out their rights. However, consider that it's Elia Kazan who ushers a new era of actors who rage the whole scenes and turn out heroes out of bums. On the Waterfront has surely inspired millions. For instance, in Robert De Niro's "Raging Bull", a prize-fighter like Terry Malloy turns out to be a stage actor and affirms Terry's speech of reproach to his brother, where no other words could describe his situation he fell into.
Marlon Brando's can-do attitude created an inspirational movement, imprinting our memory, that "If Terry Malloy can do this, yes; I can do this, and yes; everybody can do this". Subsequently movie makers began to deliver efforts and accomplishments to the silver screen in order to catch viewers' appreciations. On The Waterfront, Elia Kazan and Marlon Brando are those to remember together in the motion picture history.