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On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut. The musical score was composed by Leonard Bernstein, his only original film score. The black-and-white film was inspired by "Crime on the Waterfront" by Malcolm Johnson, a series of…
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Some great films are born from personal motivations, and the 1954 drama *On the Waterfront* stands as a prime example. Elia Kazan’s most controversial moment in life served as the inspiration for his greatest career triumph, shaping a classic Oscar-winning film that delves into themes of conscience, corruption, and redemption. The film is loosely based on true stories of corruption within New York dockworkers’ union…More
On The Waterfront (1954) Dir — Elia Kazan source Elia Kazan is surely one of the prolific filmmakers of the old Hollywood, his colorful life is no less fascinating. He was a member of the communist party in his early years, and later he turned around, *ratted* out a number of fellow communists from back then. Perhaps to remove the *defector* tag beside his name, he made On the Waterfront, a film based on crimes comm…More
