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On the Waterfront was filmed over 36 days on location in various places in Hoboken, New Jersey, including the docks, workers' slum dwellings, bars, littered alleys, and rooftops. The church used for exterior scenes in the film was the historic Our Lady of Grace , built in 1874, while the interiors were shot at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul at 400 Hudson Street.
With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger. An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
Jul 18, 2024 · On the Waterfront, American dramatic film (1954) that was a powerful account of union corruption and was directed by Elia Kazan.
In “On the Waterfront,” there's a moment when Terry goes for a walk in the park with Edie (Eva Marie Saint), the sister of a man who has been thrown off a roof for talking to crime investigators. She drops a glove.
When a longshoreman is murdered before he can testify about Friendly's control of the Hoboken waterfront, Terry teams up with the dead man's sister Edie and the streetwise priest Father Barry to testify himself, against the advice of Friendly's lawyer, Terry's older brother Charley.
Directed by Elia Kazan. With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb and Rod Steiger. On the Waterfront Blu-ray (Amazon) : https://amzn.to/4aMZcWV On the Waterfront Blu-ray (Criterion)...
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in love, he tries to leave the waterfront and expose his employers.
