19541h 48mDir. Elia Kazan

On the Waterfront

Name: On the Waterfront
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1954-06-22
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger

“The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!”

CrimeDramaRomance

5.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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

Starring:Marlon Brando,Eva Marie Saint,Karl Malden,Lee J. Cobb,Rod Steiger

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Marlon Brando

Terry Malloy

Eva Marie Saint

Edie Doyle

Karl Malden

Father Barry

Lee J. Cobb

Johnny Friendly

Rod Steiger

Charley Malloy

Pat Henning

Kayo Dugan

Leif Erickson

Glover

James Westerfield

Big Mac

Tony Galento

Truck

Tami Mauriello

Tillio

John F. Hamilton

'Pop' Doyle

John Heldabrand

Mott

Key Production Crew

Director

Elia Kazan

Screenplay & Writers

Budd Schulberg, Budd Schulberg, Malcolm Johnson

Cinematography

Boris Kaufman

Original Score

Leonard Bernstein

Producers

Sam Spiegel

Film Details

Budget$910,000

Box Office Revenue$9,600,631

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Columbia PicturesHorizon Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#corruption#new jersey#murder#mafia#black and white#union#dock#longshoreman#pigeon#ex-boxer

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

I finally watched On the Waterfront and that famous line hit me like a punch to the ribs: “I could’ve had class. I could’ve been a contender. I could’ve been somebody…” The thing about great cinema is that it doesn...

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