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Title

  • On the waterfront

Summary

  • Ex-fighter Terry Malloy could have been a contender, but now toils for boss Johnny Friendly on the waterfront. Terry is guilt-stricken when he lures a rebellious worker to his death. It takes the love of Edie Doyle, the dead man's sister, to show Terry how low he has fallen. When his crooked brother, Charley the Gent, is murdered for refusing to kill him, Terry battles to crush Friendly's underworld empire.

Names

  • Kazan, Elia, direction.
  • Spiegel, Sam, production.
  • Schulberg, Budd, writing.
  • Brando, Marlon, cast.
  • Malden, Karl, cast.
  • Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976, cast.
  • Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, cast.
  • Saint, Eva Marie, 1924- cast.
  • Bernstein, Leonard, music.
  • Milford, Gene, editing.
  • Kaufman, Boris, camera.
  • Horizon Pictures (G.B.)
  • Columbia Pictures.
  • RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm)
  • Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Coca-Cola Company Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Columbia Pictures, 1954 ; United States : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1984?] : United States : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995]

Headings

  • -  Stevedores--Drama
  • -  Corruption--Drama
  • -  Murder--Drama
  • -  Organized crime--New York (State)--New York--Drama
  • -  Labor unions--Drama
  • -  Brothers--Drama
  • -  New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Drama

Genre

  • Gangster films
  • Crime films
  • Social problem films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP3901 RE115-860 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Columbia Pictures; 29Jul54; LP3901 ; Renewed: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; 25Jan82; RE115-860.
  • -  Music by Leonard Bernstein ; film editor, Gene Milford ; cinematography, Boris Kaufman.
  • -  Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Pat Henning.
  • -  LC's viewing copies are both reissues.
  • -  Series titles apply to viewing copy (VAE 0298) only.
  • -  Summary taken from cassette box.
  • -  On cassette container (VAE 0298): Columbia TriStar Home Video ; 78043.
  • -  Viewing print was recanned 7/1997 from 1000 foot to 2000 foot cans; formerly numbered FGA 8323-8333.
  • -  Theatrical projection print (copy 2) was acquired for LC's National Film Preservation Tour, featuring titles from the National Film Registry.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Theatrical projection print (copy 1) viewed for credits.
  • -  Sources used: Variety, 7/14/1954; copyright data sheet; cassette box; Internet movie database website.
  • -  Received: 7/11/1995; VHS viewing copy; gift; Sony Pictures Entertainment Collection.
  • -  Received: 10/29/1990; Beta viewing copy; gift; Coca-Cola Company Collection.
  • -  Received: 11/25/1955; viewing print; copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 12/8/1992; theatrical projection print; gift; Sony Pictures Entertainment Collection
  • -  Received: 9-28-1995; theatrical projection print, copy 2; gift; Sony Pictures Entertainment Collection
  • -  Updated in 1992 by qu20. Updated in 2007 by qu22.

Medium

  • 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (ca. 108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 1 videocassette of 1 (Beta) (ca. 108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 11 film reels of 11 on 6 (ca. 108 min., ca. 9,720 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
  • 11 film reels of 11 on 6 (ca. 108 min., ca. 9,720 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. theatrical projection print.
  • 11 film reels of 11 on 6 (ca. 108 min., ca. 9,720 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. theatrical projection print (copy 2)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAE 0298 (viewing copy)
  • VAC 7734 (viewing copy)
  • FGE 9906-9911 (viewing print)
  • FQA 9883-9888 (theatrical projection print)
  • FQC 3660-3665 (theatrical projection print, copy 2)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93515612

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Schulberg, Budd, Writing, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Leonard Bernstein, et al. On the Waterfront. editeds by Milford, Geneiting, , , directeds by Kazan, Eliaection, produceds by Spiegel, Samuction [United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?: United States: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995, 1995] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93515612/.

APA citation style:

Schulberg, B., Brando, M., Malden, K., Cobb, L. J., Steiger, R., Saint, E. M. [...] Copyright Collection, Milford, G., ed. (1995) On the Waterfront. Kazan, E., dir, Spiegel, S., prod [United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?: United States: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/93515612/.

MLA citation style:

Schulberg, Budd, Writing, et al. On the Waterfront. ed by Milford, Geneiting, , , dir by Kazan, Eliaection, prod by Spiegel, Samuction [United States: Columbia Pictures, ; United States: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1984?: United States: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995, 1995] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/93515612/>.