On the Waterfront (1954)
The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!
Starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
Directed by Elia Kazan
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.
Runtime: 108 min.
Rating: 8.1
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama
Keywords: murder,union,dock,longshoreman,pigeon
Cast
Terry Malloy
Father Barry
Johnny Friendly
Charlie Malloy
Timothy Dugan
Edie Doyle
Glover
Big Mac
Truck
Tillio
'Pop' Doyle
Mott
Moose
Luke
Jimmy
Barney
Gillette (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Slim (uncredited)
Jocko (uncredited)
Mother of a Longshoreman (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)