A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime.
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Marlon Brando | Terry Malloy |
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Karl Malden | Father Barry |
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Lee J. Cobb | Johnny Friendly |
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Rod Steiger | Charley Malloy |
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Pat Henning | Kayo Dugan |
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Leif Erickson | Glover |
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James Westerfield | Big Mac |
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Tony Galento | Truck |
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Tami Mauriello | Tillio |
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John F. Hamilton | 'Pop' Doyle |
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John Heldabrand | Mott |
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Rudy Bond | Moose |
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Don Blackman | Luke |
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Arthur Keegan | Jimmy |
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Abe Simon | Barney |
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Eva Marie Saint | Edie Doyle |
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Martin Balsam | Gillette |
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Dan Bergin | Sidney |
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Zachary Charles | Dues Collector |
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Jere Delaney | Bit Part |
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Robert Downing | Bit |
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Lynne Forrester | Woman |
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Michael V. Gazzo | Bit |
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Fred Gwynne | Slim |
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Thomas Handley | Tommy Collins |
Director | Elia Kazan |
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Writer | Budd Schulberg, Malcolm Johnson, Robert Siodmak | |
Producer | Sam Spiegel | |
Musician | Leonard Bernstein | |
Photography | Boris Kaufman |