On the Waterfront(1954)

Poster of On the Waterfront

Synopsis

A slightly dim-witted ex-boxer, working on the docks of Hoboken's waterfront, is challenged to step up to the mobsters who control the longshoremens' union by appearing before a state commission as witness after his lawyer brother and best friend are rubbed out. He is prodded to this calling by the local priest and the girl he loves--the sister of his murdered friend.
A slightly dim-witted ex-boxer, working on the docks of Hoboken's waterfront, is challenged to step up to the mobsters who control the longshoremens' union by appearing before a state commission as witness after his …
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In Theaters

  • October 1954

Genres

Crime, Drama

Run Time

1 hour 48 minutes

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing

Also Known As

  • Sur le quais
  • Crime on the Waterfront
  • Golden Warriors
  • The Bottom of the River

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

Elia Kazan

Director
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