On the Waterfront
A disillusioned ex‑prizefighter turned dockworker must decide whether to betray the ruthless mob boss who controls his union or risk everything by exposing the waterfront’s deadly corruption.
“The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!”
Synopsis
A former prizefighter turned longshoreman, driven by a strong sense of conscience, confronts labor leaders to uncover corruption, extortion, and murder within the union.
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A crew of 53+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Gene MilfordShot by Boris KaufmanScored by Leonard Bernstein
Box Office
1954 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 11× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$9.6M
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Also known as
- Die Faust im Nackende
- La ley del silencioes
- Nido de ratases
- Sur les quaisfr
- Fronte del portoit
- (Flemish)Op de kaaien...
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- JapanJun 22, 1954
- United StatesJul 28, 1954
- ItalySep 3, 1954
- United KingdomSep 9, 1954
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53 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
37James Westerfield
as Big Mac
Boris Kaufman
Tony Galento
as Truck
Gene Milford
Tami Mauriello
as Tillio
Richard Day
John F Hamilton
as 'Pop' Doyle
Mary Roche
Fred Carlton Ryle
Bill Herman
George Justin
Charles H Maguire
Arthur Steckler
Robert Hart
James Shields
Richard Olson
Ernest Reichert
Evelyn Rutledge
Howard Block
Gayne Rescher
Alan Stetson
Felix Trimboli
Anna Hill Johnstone
Flo Transfield
Ed Wynigear
James Decker
Gil Grau
Ving Hershon
Marlin Skiles
Roberta Hodes
Eddie Barr
Joe Hyams
Samuel Rheiner
Guy Thomajan
Roger Donoghue
Dale Tate
Alfred Vohrer
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2Other crew
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