On the waterfront, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; an Elia Kazan production ; a Horizon picture ; screenplay by Budd Schulberg ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by Elia Kazan
Type
Label
On the waterfront, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; an Elia Kazan production ; a Horizon picture ; screenplay by Budd Schulberg ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by Elia Kazan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Main title
On the waterfront
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; an Elia Kazan production ; a Horizon picture ; screenplay by Budd Schulberg ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by Elia Kazan
Runtime
108
Summary
Terry Malloy is a washed-up ex-prize fighter corrupted along with brother Charley at an early age by a ruthless Mob-connected union boss named Johnny Friendly, who runs the waterfront. Malloy is now an errand-boy for the union, while Charley (in return for a college education) is now a lawyer for them. Malloy assists in the killing of a longshoreman who was talking to the crime commission investigating the union. He soon meets the dead man's agonized sister, Edie Doyle, and has a change of mind. Activist priest Father Barry argues with Malloy about morality, responsibility, and doing the right thing. Malloy's guilt, his romantic feelings for Edie, and an assault on Father Barry overwhelm him and he turns informer. Malloy's defiant testimony before the commission leads to a climactic bloody battle that wrests the union from the boss' tenacious grasp
Table Of Contents
Start -- Returning Danny boy -- "Someone fell off the roof." -- Johnny Friendly -- Waterfront commission mugs -- How trigger locals work -- Designated stoolie -- Meeting adjourned -- Getting acquainted -- Lowdown on Terry -- Up on the roof -- Neighborhood saloon -- Wedding party -- Friendly warning -- Dropping a sling on Dugan -- Promise kept -- Terry & Father Barry -- Telling Edie the truth -- Talk of past favors -- "I coulda been a contender." -- At Edie's -- "Charlie's in trouble." -- Waiting for Big John -- Crime Commission hearing -- Pigeon for a pigeon -- "You're a cheap mug!" -- Labor vs. Union -- Finishing what he started
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976
- Malden, Karl
- Saint, Eva Marie, 1924-
- Kazan, Elia
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Henning, Pat, 1911-1973
- Spiegel, Sam
- Horizon Pictures
- Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
- Kaufman, Boris
- Schulberg, Budd
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986
- Westerfield, James, 1913-1971
- Brando, Marlon
- Milford, Gene
Genre
Subject
- New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Gangster films
- Johnson, Malcolm M., Malcolm Malone, 1904-1976 -- Film adaptations
- Stevedores + Labor unions + Corrupt practices -- Drama
- Gangster films
- Schulberg, Budd -- Film adaptations
- Film adaptations
- Organized crime -- Drama
- Gangster -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Sindicatos + Corrupción y prácticas corruptas -- Teatro
- Clergy -- Drama
- Corruption -- Drama
Content
Actor
resource.cinematographer
Composer
Director
Editor
Is Based On
Producer
resource.screenwriter
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor17
- Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976
- Malden, Karl
- Saint, Eva Marie, 1924-
- Kazan, Elia
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Henning, Pat, 1911-1973
- Spiegel, Sam
- Horizon Pictures
- Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
- Kaufman, Boris
- Schulberg, Budd
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986
- Westerfield, James, 1913-1971
- Brando, Marlon
- Milford, Gene
- Genre6
- Subject15
- New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Gangster films
- Johnson, Malcolm M., Malcolm Malone, 1904-1976 -- Film adaptations
- Stevedores + Labor unions + Corrupt practices -- Drama
- Gangster films
- Schulberg, Budd -- Film adaptations
- Film adaptations
- Organized crime -- Drama
- Gangster -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Sindicatos + Corrupción y prácticas corruptas -- Teatro
- Clergy -- Drama
- Corruption -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor8
- resource.cinematographer1
- Composer1
- Director1
- Editor1
- Is Based On1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1