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On the Waterfront

The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

1954 1 hour 48 minutes
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A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime.

Released

22nd June 1954

69 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 48 minutes

Finishes at 9:30am

Budget

$910,000 ($8,811,530 today)

Revenue $9,600,000Profit

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Directed by

Elia Kazan

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Written by

Budd Schulberg

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Ratings and awards

Won 8 Oscars. 30 wins & 10 nominations total

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    8.1/10

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    99%

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    91%

  • TMDb Logo

    79%

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    78%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    86%

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