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On the Waterfront

1954

IMDb

Elia Kazan

1954·TV-PG·United StatesUnited States
Award tierGold
Metascore
CrimeDramaThriller

An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.

Cast

Marlon Brando·Karl Malden·Lee J. Cobb·Rod Steiger

Producers

Sam Spiegel

Languages

United KingdomEnglishLatin

Major Awards

9 wins · 2 nominations

Wins (9)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (1955)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (1955)

Best Picture

Sam Spiegel
National Board of Review, USA (1954)

Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1954)

Best Film

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1955)

Best Director

Elia Kazan
Academy Awards, USA (1955)

Best Director

Elia Kazan
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1954)

Best Director

Elia Kazan

Best Actor

Golden Globes, USA (1955)

Best Actor - Drama

Marlon Brando
Academy Awards, USA (1955)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Marlon Brando

Nominations (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (1954)

Golden Lion

Elia Kazan

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1955)

Best Film from any Source