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DVD Release Date
• R1: Oct 23, 2001
Budget $910,000
Running Time
1 hour, 48 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures
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Other Titles
• On the Waterfront
• The Hook (1954)
• Die Faust im Nacken (1954)
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Drama, Gangsters, Suspense, Love, Murder, Cult Classic, Urban, Courtroom, Melodrama
Plot: Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter struggling against union corruption along the New York waterfront, in Elia Kazan's film classic. Malloy's battle takes him all the way to the witness stand, where he finds himself testifying against union leaders. The film was Kazan's response to his decision to turn in the names of his Hollywood contemporaries during Senator Joe McCarthy's anti-Communism hearings. Cobb, Steiger, and Malden were all nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscars. Academy Award Nominations: 12. Academy Awards: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Marlon Brando, Best Story and Screenplay.
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| Directed by |
Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire, East of Eden, Splendor in the Grass |
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| Written by |
| Budd Schulberg
A Face in the Crowd, The Harder They Fall, What Makes Sammy Run |
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