Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter struggling against union corruption along the New York waterfront, in Elia Kazan's film classic. Malloy's battle takes him all the way to the witness stand, where he finds himself testifying against union leaders. The film was Kazan's response to his decision to turn in the names of his Hollywood contemporaries during Senator Joe McCarthy's anti-Communism hearings. Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, and Malden were all nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscars. Academy Award Nominations: 12. Academy Awards: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Marlon Brando, Best Story and Screenplay.

Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one of Marlon Brando finest screen performances.
Terry Malloy, a handsome but inarticulate longshoreman, gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is murdered. He knows that the victim was killed by the oppressive labor union for squealing to a commission investigating misdoings. Terry intends to keep his mouth shut and his job safe. But when Edie, the dead man's beautiful sister, comes to town, he must choose between his allegiance to a corrupt union and his loyalty to Edie.

ON THE WATERFRONT was an original selection to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989.

Eva Marie Saint's film debut.

Additional cast includes: Pat Henning, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, Don Blackman, Abe Simon, Arthur Keegan, Mike O'Dowd, Thomas Handley and Anne Hegira.

Excerpt: "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. Let's face it."--Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) to his brother, Charley (Rod Steiger), in the back of a cab

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Special Edition
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono- English
Dolby Digital Mono- French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Featurette: CONTENDER- MASTERING THE METHOD
Interviews: Elia Kazan
Audio Commentary: Jeff Young- Elia Kazan Biographer, Richard Schickel- Writer/Critic
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Interative Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Talent Files
Vintage Photo Gallery

Marlon Brando: Oscar winning american actor/director, THE GODFATHER (1972)
Karl Malden: American Actor, ON THE WATERFRONT (1954), A STREETCAR NAMED
Rod Steiger: American actor, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
Eva Marie Saint: American Actress
Lee J. Cobb: American actor, ON THE WATERFRONT, THE EXORCIST
Leif Erickson: American Character Actor; 1930's-early 1980's
John Hamilton: American Character Actor
Nehemiah Persoff: American Actor
James Westerfield: American Character Actor
Rudy Bond: Character Actor
Fred Gwynne: Actor, THE MUNSTERS
Martin Balsam: American actor
Pat Hingle: American Actor
Barry Macollum: 
Tiger Joe Marsh: 
Pat Henning: 
Tony Galento: 
Tami Mauriello: 
Don Blackman: 
Arthur Keegan: 
Abe Simon: 
Jere Delaney: 
Thomas Handley: 
Anne Hegira: 

Elia Kazan: Director/screenwriter, ON THE WATERFRONT

Sam Spiegel: Producer

Budd Schulberg: 

Leonard Bernstein: American Conductor/Composer

Gene Milford: 

"...A powerful and influential movie, one that continued Brando's immeasurable influence on the general change of tone in American movie acting in the 50's..."
"It's one of the towering performances in the history of the movies..."
"ON THE WATERFRONT retains its righteous power and resonance. And Marlon is magnificent."
"...It's a heavyweight actor's master class presided over by Brando as a punch-drunk former boxer..."
"...ON THE WATERFRONT is Kazan's desire to justify himself to Hollywood and the world....Inarguably affecting..."