On the Waterfront
Year | 1954 |
Starring | Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger |
Director(s) | Elia Kazan |
Rating | Unrated |
Genre(s) | Crime, Drama, Romance |
Runtime | 108 min |
When Terry Malloy, a former prize fighter and kid brother to gangster, Charley “The Gent” Malloy, does a “favor” for mobster union boss Johnny Friendly a young man ends up dead. He further wonders what he should do as he falls in love with Edie, sister of the dead man, who sees potential in him. He is further challenged by the local priest to testify against the mafia boss.
On the Waterfront played at the 1998 Heartland Film Festival in the Special Screening Sidebar.