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Marlon Brando's famous "I coulda beena
contenda" speech is such a warhorse by now that a lot of people probably feel they've
seen this picture already, even if they haven't. And many of those who have seen it may
have forgotten how flat-out thrilling it is. For all its great dramatic and cinematic
qualities, and its fiery social criticism, Elia Kazan's On the
Waterfront is also one of the most gripping melodramas of political corruption and
individual heroism ever made in the United States, a five-star gut-grabber. Shot on
location around the docks of Hoboken, New Jersey, in the mid-1950s, it tells the
fact-based story of a longshoreman (Brando's Terry Malloy) who is blackballed and savagely
beaten for informing against the mobsters who have taken over his union and sold it out to
the bosses. (Karl Malden has a more conventional stalwart-hero role, as an idealistic
priest who nurtures Terry's pangs of conscience.) Lee J. Cobb, who created the role of
Willy Loman in Death of Salesman under Kazan's direction on Broadway, makes a
formidable foe as a greedy union leader. --David Chute, AmazonVideo Annotation from Amazon
The Columbia
TriStar special edition video #80703 is part of a limited edition Academy Awards sell
through package that comes with a free copy of "Oscar's Greatest Moments," a
classic collection of some of the most memorable moments from Oscar telecasts. Eva Marie
Saint's film debut. Additional cast includes: Pat Henning, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello,
Don Blackman, Abe Simon, Arthur Keegan, Mike O'Dowd, Thomas Handley and Anne Hegira.
Best Actor
Marlon Brando |
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Richard Day (I) |
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Boris Kaufman |
Best Director
Elia Kazan |
Best Film Editing
Gene Milford |
Best Picture
Sam Spiegel |
Best Supporting Actress
Eva Marie Saint |
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Budd Schulberg |
| Marlon Brando |
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Terry Malloy |
| Karl Malden |
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Father Barry |
| Lee J. Cobb |
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Johnny Friendly |
| Rod Steiger |
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Charley Malloy |
| Pat Henning |
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Kayo Dugan |
| Leif Erickson |
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Glover |
| James Westerfield |
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Big Mac |
| Tony Galento |
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Truck |
| Tami Mauriello |
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Tullio |
| John Hamilton (II) |
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Pop Doyle |
| John Heldabrand |
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Mutt |
| Rudy Bond |
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Moose |
| Don Blackman (I) |
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Luke |
| Arthur Keegan |
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Jimmy |
| Abe Simon |
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Barney |
| Eva Marie Saint |
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Edie Doyle |
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