On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront
A former prizefighter is reduced to completing errands for the gangsters running the dockyard unions. When he witnesses his boss's thugs commit murder, he is willing to keep his mouth shut - until his conscience is pricked by an outspoken priest and the dead man's sister, who hope to persuade him to testify against the crooks. Elia Kazan's Oscar-winning drama, starring Marlon Brando, Lee J Cobb, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger
On the Waterfront airs on BBC Four HD at 9:40 PM, Thursday 4 July. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Certificate
PG
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
General
Marlon Brando
Actor
Eva Marie Saint
Actor
Lee J Cobb
Actor