Title: On The Waterfront

Date: 1954
Type: Drama
Rating:

4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Elia Kazan
Producer:

Comment
Marlon Brando is an ex-boxer working for a union boss who witnesses a murder. After meeting the dead man's sister (Eva Marie Saint) and a priest (Karl Malden) he has to decide whether to testify for the police or keep his head down. This is Marlon Brando at his best as the dockworker challenging the Mob's control of the labour market.
Actors

Fred Gwynne

Leif Erickson
Oscars
Won Best Picture
Won Best Actor - Marlon Brando
Won Best Supporting Actress - Eva Marie Saint
Won Best Director - Elia Kazan
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Karl Malden
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Rod Steiger
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Lee J Cobb
Quote
"You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am,''
On The Waterfront