Guide Note: On the Waterfront is an Academy Award-winning film, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando. Brando's role as ex-boxer-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy earned him his first Oscar.
Fast Facts:
- Release Date: July 28, 1954
- Director: Elia Kazan
- Producer: Sam Spiegel
- Starring:Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint; Karl Malden; Lee J. Cobb; Rod Steiger
- Original Score: Leonard Bernstein
- Running Time: 108 minutes
- Budget: $910,000 USD
- Based on a series of articles about corruption along the New York and New Jersey docks