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On the Waterfront

  • USA Bottom of the River (working title) (more)
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Ratings and fans
Drama / Crime / Thriller
USA, 1954, 108 min (Alternative: 103 min)

Plots(1)

Ex-boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) becomes involved in corrupt dockside politics through his lawyer brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who works for gangster union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). When Terry witnesses the murder of a union worker by Johnny's thugs, his conscience begins to trouble him. He meets the murder victim's sister (Eva Marie Saint) and learns from Father Barry (Karl Malden) that the dead man was about to expose Johnny's illegal activities. Father Barry then tries to convince Terry to provide the evidence required to put Johnny behind bars. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)

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Awards

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Academy Awards

  • 1955 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1955 - Elia Kazan (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1955 - Marlon Brando (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1955 - Eva Marie Saint (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1955 - Budd Schulberg (Best Original Screenplay)
  • 1955 - Boris Kaufman (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
  • 1955 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1955 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
  • 1955 - Lee J. Cobb (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1955 - Karl Malden (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1955 - Rod Steiger (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1955 - Leonard Bernstein (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))