Trailer

On the Waterfront (1954)

US:: PG Crime Drama

Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.

Updated May 9 2020

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1954-07-28

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Keywords:

murder suspense union dock longshoreman pigeon

FACTS

Runtime: 108 mins Revenue: $9,600,000 Budget: $910,000 Rating: 8.1 Tag Line: The Man Lived by the Jungle Law of the Docks!

Cast

Rod Steiger

Charlie Malloy

Martin Balsam

Gillette (uncredited)

Eva Marie Saint

Edie Doyle

Marlon Brando

Terry Malloy

Rudy Bond

Moose

Nehemiah Persoff

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Michael V. Gazzo

Bit Part (uncredited)

Pat Hingle

Jocko (uncredited)