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On the Waterfront (1954)

The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Elia Kazan
Writer : Budd Schulberg

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
Father Barry
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Johnny Friendly
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Edie Doyle
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Charlie Malloy
Pat Henning
Pat Henning
Timothy Dugan
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
Glover
James Westerfield
James Westerfield
Big Mac
Tony Galento
Tony Galento
Truck
Tami Mauriello
Tami Mauriello
Tillio
John F. Hamilton
John F. Hamilton
'Pop' Doyle
John Heldabrand
John Heldabrand
Mott
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond
Moose
Don Blackman
Don Blackman
Luke
Arthur Keegan
Arthur Keegan
Jimmy
Abe Simon
Abe Simon
Barney
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Gillette
Michael V. Gazzo
Michael V. Gazzo
Bit Part (uncredited)
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
Slim (uncredited)
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Jocko (uncredited)
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Katherine MacGregor
Katherine MacGregor
Longshoreman's Mother (uncredited)

Crews

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Director
Budd Schulberg
Budd Schulberg
Screenplay
Sam Spiegel
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Boris Kaufman
Boris Kaufman
Director of Photography
Gene Milford
Gene Milford
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Jim Shields
Jim Shields
Sound Designer
George Justin
George Justin
Production Manager
Malcolm Johnson
Malcolm Johnson
Additional Writing
Mary Roche
Mary Roche
Hairstylist
Fred Carlton Ryle
Fred Carlton Ryle
Makeup Supervisor
Bill Herman
Bill Herman
Makeup Artist
Anna Hill Johnstone
Anna Hill Johnstone
Wardrobe Supervisor
Flo Transfield
Flo Transfield
Wardrobe Master
Budd Schulberg
Budd Schulberg
Original Story
Samuel Rheiner
Samuel Rheiner
Producer's Assistant
Charles H. Maguire
Charles H. Maguire
Assistant Director
Roberta Hodes
Roberta Hodes
Script Supervisor
Guy Thomajan
Guy Thomajan
Dialogue Coach

Trailers and other movies

John Badham on On The Waterfront
On the Waterfront: Three Reasons
Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones Discuss On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront - Aspect Ratio Visual Essay
On the Waterfront (1954) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
John Bishop introduces On the Waterfront | BFI

Posters and backgrounds

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