On the Waterfront (1954)
The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!
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.
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Marlon BrandoTerry Malloy
Karl MaldenFather Barry
Lee J. CobbJohnny Friendly
Rod SteigerCharley Malloy
Pat HenningKayo Dugan
Eva Marie SaintEdie Doyle
Leif EricksonGlover
James WesterfieldBig Mac
Tony GalentoTruckTami MaurielloTillio
John F. Hamilton"Pop" Doyle
John HeldabrandMottKeywords
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What is On the Waterfront about?
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.
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On the Waterfront has a runtime of 108 minutes.
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