On the Waterfront

Jun 22, 1954

1h 48m

★ 7.9

The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

Overview

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Horizon Pictures

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Cast

Terry Malloy

Marlon Brando

Father Barry

Karl Malden

Johnny Friendly

Lee J. Cobb

Edie Doyle

Eva Marie Saint

Charley Malloy

Rod Steiger

Kayo Dugan

Pat Henning

Glover

Leif Erickson

Big Mac

James Westerfield

Truck

Tony Galento

Tillio

Tami Mauriello

'Pop' Doyle

John F. Hamilton

Mott

John Heldabrand

Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the Dutch 1984 title suggests. He is a scamp with a heart of gold. He causes havoc in the classroom pouring ink over his teacher yet when a polio-crippled boy joins the class Ciske is one of the only children to befriend him and is bullied as a result. His mother works in a bar and Ciske helps out often late into the night - his father is at sea and his mother supplements her income with prostitution. Ciske is also a very angry young man and he smoulders with rage at life's injustices.