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On the Waterfront
Directed by Elia Kazan
Produced by Sam Spiegel
Written by Budd Schulberg
Starring Marlon Brando
Karl Malden
Lee J. Cobb
Eva Marie Saint
Rod Steiger
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Cinematography Boris Kaufman, ASC
Editing by Gene Milford
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) July 28, 1954 (USA)
Running time 108 min
Language English
Budget $910,000 USD (estimated)
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On the Waterfront is a 1954 American film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen, and it has become a standard of its kind. Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American For contemporary French actor Sam Spiegel see Sam Spiegel ( Sam Herve Spiegel) french actor Sam Spiegel ( 11 November 1901 – Budd Schulberg (born March 27 1914, in New York City, New York) is an American Screenwriter and Novelist. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Karl Malden (born on March 22, 1912) is an American Actor of Serbian origin known for his expansive manner Lee J Cobb ( December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American Actor. Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes Boris Abelevich Kaufman, ASC (Борис Абелевич Кауфман January 12, 1903 – June 24, 1980) was an Oscar -winning }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg; it stars Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb. Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American Budd Schulberg (born March 27 1914, in New York City, New York) is an American Screenwriter and Novelist. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his Karl Malden (born on March 22, 1912) is an American Actor of Serbian origin known for his expansive manner Lee J Cobb ( December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American Actor. The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes The film deals with social issues, such as poverty and homelessness, which paralleled the emerging organization of labor. The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better It was based on a series of articles written in the New York Sun by Malcolm Johnson. The Sun was a New York newspaper that was published from 1833 until 1950 Malcolm Johnson may refer to Malcolm Johnson (administrator, British director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Malcolm

The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

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Plot

This classic story of Mob informers was based on a number of true stories and filmed on location in and around the docks of New York and New Jersey. Mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) rules the waterfront with an iron fist. The police know that he's been responsible for a number of murders, but witnesses play deaf and dumb ("plead D & D"). Washed-up boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) has had an errand-boy job because of the influence of his brother Charley, a crooked union lawyer (Rod Steiger). Witnessing one of Friendly's rub-outs, Terry is willing to keep his mouth shut until he meets the dead dockworker's sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint). "Waterfront priest" Father Barry (Karl Malden) tells Terry that Edie's brother was killed because he was going to testify against boss Friendly before the crime commission. Because he could have intervened, but didn't, Terry feels somewhat responsible for the death. When Father Barry receives a beating from Friendly's goons, Terry is persuaded to cooperate with the commission. Featuring Brando's famous "I coulda been a contendah" speech, On the Waterfront has often been seen as an allegory of "naming names" against suspected Communists during the anti-Communist investigations of the 1950s.

Factual background

On the Waterfront was based on a 24-part series of articles in the New York Sun by Malcolm Johnson, "Crime on the Waterfront. The New York Sun was a contemporary five-day Daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 until 2008 Malcolm Johnson may refer to Malcolm Johnson (administrator, British director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Malcolm " The series won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. The Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting is awarded to an example of "local reporting that illuminates significant issues or concerns The stories detailed widespread corruption, extortion and racketeering on the waterfront of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Brando as Terry Malloy
Brando as Terry Malloy

To add realism, On the Waterfront was filmed over 36 days on-location in Hoboken, New Jersey (in the cargo holds of ships, workers' slum dwellings, the bars, the littered alleys, and on the rooftops). And some of the labor boss' chief bodyguards/goons in the film (Abe Simon as Barney, Tony Galento as Truck, and Tami Mauriello as Tullio) were real-life, professional ex-heavyweight boxers.

In On the Waterfront, protagonist Terry Malloy's (Brando's) fight against corruption was in part modeled after whistle-blowing longshoreman Anthony DiVincenzo, who testified before a real-life Waterfront Commission on the facts of life on the Hoboken docks and had suffered a degree of ostracism for his deed. DiVincenzo sued and settled, many years after, with Columbia Pictures over the appropriation of what he considered his story. DiVincenzo recounted his story to Schulberg during a month-long session of waterfront barroom meetings—which some claim never occurred—even though Shulberg attended Di Vincenzo's waterfront commission testimony every day during the hearing. Johnny Friendly was based in part on mobster Albert Anastasia, chief executioner of Murder, Inc. as well as Michael Clemente, the International Longshoremen's Association boss

Karl Malden's character of Father Barry was based on the real-life "waterfront priest" Father John M. Corridan, a graduate of Regis High School who operated a Roman Catholic labor school on the west side of Manhattan. Reverend Fr John M Corridan (1911-1984 was a Jesuit priest who fought against corruption and Organized crime on the New York City waterfront Regis High School is a Jesuit, college preparatory school for Catholic young men Father Corridan was extensively interviewed by screenwriter Budd Schulberg, who wrote the foreword to a biography of Father Corridan, Waterfront Priest by Allen Raymond. Budd Schulberg (born March 27 1914, in New York City, New York) is an American Screenwriter and Novelist. The story was filmed in Hoboken, New Jersey, although it is a fictionalized version of events on the New York waterfront.

Political context

In 1952, director Elia Kazan was a "friendly" witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), in which he identified many alleged Communists in the film industry. Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. That brought him severe criticism. [1] Being "friendly" before the HUAC could be a possible clue towards the name of the mob boss in the movie. Johnny Friendly.

The original screenplay (called "The Hook") was written by renowned playwright Arthur Miller, who was blacklisted as an alleged Communist. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. He was replaced by Budd Schulberg, also a "friendly" witness before HUAC. Budd Schulberg (born March 27 1914, in New York City, New York) is an American Screenwriter and Novelist. [2]

On the Waterfront, being about a heroic mob informer, is widely considered to be Kazan's answer to his critics (including his former friend and collaborator Miller), showing that there could be nobility in a man who "named names". In the movie, variations of that phrase are repeatedly used by Terry Malloy. The film also repeatedly emphasizes the waterfront's code of "D and D" or "Deaf and Dumb," remaining silent at all costs and not "ratting out" one's friends. In the end, Malloy does just that and his doing so is depicted sympathetically. Miller's response to the movie's message is contained in his own play, A View from the Bridge, which presents a contrasting view of those who inform on others. A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller originally produced as a one-act Verse drama on Broadway in 1955


Awards and recognition

In 1989, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of It is ranked 8th Greatest American film of all time by the American Film Institute. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 It is also on the Vatican's list of 45 greatest films of all time, compiled in 1995: see [1]. Terry Malloy's line in the film,

“

Charlie: Look, kid, I… How much you weigh, son? When you weighed 168 pounds,you were beautiful. You could have been another Billy Conn. And that skunk we got you for a manager. He brought you along too fast.
Terry: It wasn’t him, Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, ‘Kid, this ain’t your night, we’re going for the price on Wilson. ’ You remember that? ‘This ain’t your night. ’ My night--I could have taken Wilson apart. So what happens he gets the title shot out doors in a ballpark. And what do I get? A one way ticket to palookaville. You was my brother, Charlie. You should have looked out for me a little bit. You should have taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn’t have them dives for the short end money.
Charlie: Well, I had some bets down for ya. You saw some money.
Terry: You don’t understand! I could have had class, I could have been a contender. I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charlie….

”

was voted in a 2005 poll, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, by the American Film Institute as the third most memorable line in cinema history [2]. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967

It was the winner of eight Oscars:

Nominations

The film also received an additional four Oscar nominations:

External links and rurther reading


Awards
Preceded by
From Here to Eternity		 Academy Award for Best Picture
1954		 Succeeded by
Marty


References

  1. ^ Tracinski, Robert. From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Marty is a low-budget 1955 love story directed by Delbert Mann, starring Ernest Borgnine in the title role and Betsy "Elia Kazan Should Be Honored Because of His Testimony", Cap Magazine, September 29, 2003. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-01-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King  
  2. ^ Haas, Geneveive. "Dartmouth acquires Budd Schulberg '36 papers", Dartmouth News, November 21, 2006. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-01-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King  
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