On the Waterfront (1954)

On the Waterfront is a film from 1954. It is catalogued under Crime, Drama, Romance. Its listed tagline is “The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!”

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

TMDB records an audience rating of 7.8/10 based on 1,844 votes.

Release date: June 22, 1954 · Runtime: 108 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $910,000 · Reported revenue: $9,600,631

Director: Elia Kazan · Cast: Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle, Karl Malden as Father Barry, Lee J. Cobb as Johnny Friendly, Rod Steiger as Charley Malloy

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance