Bibliograph

On the waterfront, director, Elia Kazan ; [screenplay] Budd Schulberg

Type

Label

On the waterfront, director, Elia Kazan ; [screenplay] Budd Schulberg

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated, OFRB rating: PG

Main title

On the waterfront

Oclc number

820572676

Responsibility statement

director, Elia Kazan ; [screenplay] Budd Schulberg

Runtime

108

Series statement

Criterion collection

Summary

Marlon Brando gives the performance of his career as the tough prizefighter-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy in this raggedly emotional tale of individual failure and institutional corruption. This film charts Terry's deepening moral crisis as he must choose whether to remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly and Johnny's right-hand man, Terry's brother, Charley, as the authorities close in on them

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification