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On the Waterfront
PG

Marlon Brando gives the performance of his career as the tough prizefighter-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy in this fully restored 70th Anniversary release of the 1954 classic.

Thriller • Critically Acclaimed • Edgy

Terry Mallory runs errands for Johnny Friendly who is a gang lord and is involved in illegal activities. He meets the sister of a man who was killed by Johnny's man and decides to revolt against him. A powerful postwar thriller about dockyard corruption, set in a US riven by social and political turmoil.

On the Waterfront won eight Oscars, including best picture, director, actor, supporting actress (Eva Marie Saint), and screenplay. The film is not without its controversy though. It is widely regarded as director Elia Kazan's attempt to justify his 1952 testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee, identifying eight communists in the film industry - where Marlon Brando's character is essentially a stand-in for Kazan, as a courageous man who stands up against corruption and roots out evil.

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Duration

1hr 48mins

Director

Elia Kazan

Distributor

Park Circus (PA0073)

Featuring

Marlon Brando • Rod Steiger • Eva Marie Saint

Year

1954

Country of origin

USA

Language

English

Strobe lighting

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“The acting and the best dialogue passages have an impact that has not dimmed; it is still possible to feel the power of the film and of Brando and Kazan, who changed American movie acting forever.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“Rereleased for its 70th anniversary, Elia Kazan’s classic exploration of corruption and whether or not to squeal is made all the more viscerally powerful by his own Huac testimony.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“Under Elia Kazan’s direction, Marlon Brando puts on a spectacular show, giving a fascinating, multi-faceted performance as the uneducated dock walloper and former pug, who is basically a softie with a special affection for his rooftop covey of pigeons and a neighborhood girl back from school.”
Variety

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