On the Waterfront
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| On the Waterfront | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Produced by | Sam Spiegel |
| Written by | Malcolm Johnson (writings) Budd Schulberg (story and screenplay) |
| Music by | Leonard Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Editing by | Gene Milford |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 28, 1954 |
| Running time | 108 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $910,000 (estimated) |
| IMDb profile | |
On the Waterfront is a 1954 movie about mob violence among longshoremen (people who unload ships). Directed by Elia Kazan, it stars Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Karl Malden.
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).
Its most famous line is "I could've been a contender", said by Brando's character, 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.
