On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront is a 1954 American movie about mob violence among longshoremen (people who unload ships) in New Jersey. Directed by Elia Kazan, it stars Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Karl Malden.
| On the Waterfront | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Produced by | Sam Spiegel |
| Written by | Malcolm Johnson (writings) Budd Schulberg (story and screenplay) |
| Starring | Marlon Brando Eva Marie Saint Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb Rod Steiger |
| Music by | Leonard Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Edited by | Gene Milford |
Production companies | Columbia Pictures Horizon Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | July 28, 1954 |
Running time | 108 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $910,000 (estimated) |
The movie won eight Academy Awards: for Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), Best Art Direction, Best Director (Kazan), Best Cinematography (Boris Kaufman), Best Film Editing (Gene Milford) and Best Original Screenpaly (Budd Schulberg). The catchphrase, "I could've been a contender", is said by Terry Malloy. In 2005, it ranked third on AFI's list of the one hundred most famous quotes in movie history [1]. Five years earlier, it was the eighth most popular movie on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list.
On The Waterfront Media
Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy and Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle in the film's trailer
Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle and Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy
Karl Malden as Father Barry, with Eva Marie Saint
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