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On the Waterfront (1954)
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Ratings: 8.3/10 from 54,611 users
Metascore:
88/100
Reviews: 240 user | 79 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Director:Elia KazanWriters:Budd Schulberg (screenplay), Budd Schulberg (based upon an original story by), and 1 more credit » |
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Won 8 Oscars.
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Cast
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Charley Malloy
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Kayo Dugan
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Tillio
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'Pop' Doyle
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John Heldabrand | ... |
Mott
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Arthur Keegan | ... | |
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Storyline
Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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Tender love...terrifying conflict! See more »Parents Guide:
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(Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Nido de ratas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$910,000 (estimated)Gross:
$9,600,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Trivia
Elia Kazan was loath to do business with Darryl F. Zanuck who had insisted on multiple cuts on Man on a Tightrope. Fortunately when Kazan and writer Budd Schulberg met with Zanuck, he started talking about widescreen Technicolor pictures. Zanuck eventually came clean and said he didn't like a single thing about it, stating "Who's going to care about a bunch of sweaty longshoremen?" This led Kazan and Schulberg to meet with independent producer Sam Spiegel who set up a deal with Columbia. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Friendly is pushed into the river, the splash, and the sound it makes, are seen and heard twice in succession, instead of just once. See more »
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