Overview
Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.
It was nice to see a movie that was not the same formula that is used in today’s movies
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews On the Waterfront
Movie title: On the Waterfront
Movie description: Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.
Date published: 2007-08-21
Director(s): Elia Kazan
Actor(s): Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Eva Marie Saint, Leif Erickson, James Westerfield, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, John F. Hamilton, John Heldabrand, Rudy Bond, Don Blackman, Arthur Keegan, Abe Simon, Martin Balsam, Michael V. Gazzo, Fred Gwynne, Pat Hingle, Scottie MacGregor, Nehemiah Persoff
Genre: Crime, Drama
My Review
It was nice to see a movie that was not the same formula that is used in today’s movies
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My Review - 8/10
8/10