Marlon Brando delivers an astonishing, blistering performance as an ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman who struggles to stand up to corrupt union bosses. Masterfully directed by Elia Kazan, WATERFRONT won 8 Academy Awards. It jumps off the screen, even today, with its grit and immediacy and power.
1954 – 1 hr 48 min – USA – b/w – 35mm – Columbia – d: Elia Kazan – w/ Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden
