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On the Waterfront

The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

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  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Romance

Overview

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

Keywords

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

Details

Status
Released
Release date
June 22, 1954
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Elia Kazan
Producer
Sam Spiegel
Cinematography
Boris Kaufman
Budget
$910,000
Revenue
$9,600,631
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