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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)

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Ex-fighter Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) could have been a contender but now toils for boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) on the gang-ridden waterfront. Terry is guilt-stricken, however, when he lures a rebellious worker to his death. But it takes the love of Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint), the dead man's sister, to show Terry how low he has fallen. When his crooked brother Charley the Gent (Rod Steiger) is brutally murdered for refusing to kill him, Terry battles to crush Friendly's underworld empire. (official distributor synopsis)

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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))