On the Waterfront Movie Review 1954

A trend-setting, gritty portrait of New York dock workers embroiled in union violence. Cobb is the gangster union boss, Steiger his crooked lawyer, and Brando, Steiger's ex-fighter brother who "could've been a contender!" Intense performances and excellent direction stand up well today. The picture was a huge financial success.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Labor & Unions, Brothers & Sisters, Boxing, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Budd Schulberg

Cast

Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Pat Henning, Leif Erickson, Tony Galento, John Hamilton, Nehemiah Persoff

Cinematography

Boris Kaufman

Director

Elia Kazan

Music

Leonard Bernstein

Producer

Sam Spiegel

Awards

Oscars 1954: Actor (Brando), Art Dir./Set Dec., B&W, B&W Cinematog., Director (Kazan), Film Editing, Picture, Story & Screenplay, Support. Actress (Saint); AFI 1998: Top 100; British Acad. 1954: Actor (Brando); Directors Guild 1954: Director (Kazan); Golden Globes 1955: Actor--Drama (Brando), Director (Kazan), Film--Drama, Natl. Film Reg. 1989;; N.Y. Film Critics 1954: Actor (Brando), Director (Kazan), Film.