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    On the Waterfront (Special Edition)

    On the Waterfront (Special Edition)
    Director: Elia Kazan
    Actors: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning
    Studio: Sony Pictures
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $19.94
    Buy New: $12.25
    You Save: $7.69 (39%)



    New (47) Used (18) Collectible (2) from $8.95

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 170 reviews
    Sales Rank: 795

    Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd, Special Edition, Ntsc
    Language: English (Original Language)
    Rating: NR (Not Rated)
    Region: 99
    Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 108 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
    Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6

    MPN: D78409D
    ISBN: 0767804279
    UPC: 043396784093
    EAN: 9780767804271
    ASIN: B00003CXBU

    Theatrical Release Date: 1954
    Release Date: October 23, 2001
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    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. Cobb, 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.

    Amazon.com essential video
    Marlon Brando's famous "I coulda been a contenda" speech is such a warhorse by now that a lot of people probably feel they've seen this picture already, even if they haven't. And many of those who have seen it may have forgotten how flat-out thrilling it is. For all its great dramatic and cinematic qualities, and its fiery social criticism, Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront is also one of the most gripping melodramas of political corruption and individual heroism ever made in the United States, a five-star gut-grabber. Shot on location around the docks of Hoboken, New Jersey, in the mid-1950s, it tells the fact-based story of a longshoreman (Brando's Terry Malloy) who is blackballed and savagely beaten for informing against the mobsters who have taken over his union and sold it out to the bosses. (Karl Malden has a more conventional stalwart-hero role, as an idealistic priest who nurtures Terry's pangs of conscience.) Lee J. Cobb, who created the role of Willy Loman in Death of Salesman under Kazan's direction on Broadway, makes a formidable foe as a greedy union leader. --David Chute


    Customer Reviews:   Read 165 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars A Classic   July 1, 2009
    S. Peek (Rocky Mountains, USA)
    This is a movie that I had heard lots about over the years, but had never seen. I am glad that I finally watched it.

    Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) is a former pro boxer who is involved with a corrupt union boss who runs a local longshoremen's union. He is pretty much a mindless enforcer for the boss until he encounters Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint) whose brother was murdered by the bad apples in the union. He is torn between his mentor and his new love interest and really struggles with what to do in the investigation into the murder of Edie's brother as well as the other corruption.

    The acting performances are strong, and not just with the two principal actors. There are several other great performances and big names in this show. It is well done and will not disappoint.



    5 out of 5 stars On The Waterfront   June 30, 2009
    Robert P. Covelli
    The DVD of On The Waterfront arrived in a timely manner and in excellent condition. I strongly recommend this seller.


    1 out of 5 stars A love letter to informing   June 28, 2009
    James Heitzer (Denver)
    Elia Kazan named names to the HUAC in 1952 and in two years he came out with this love letter to informing. He informed on Zero Mostel (and others) in order to keep his job and to make sure that Zero was forced out of Hollywood for two decades.

    I don't care how good this film. Kazan was scum.



    5 out of 5 stars Great movie   May 15, 2009
    R. Robinson (N.C. by way of TX)
    0 out of 1 found this review helpful

    The only thing I didn't like about this movie is the cops were to nice...way to nice. Anyways the premise of the movie will remain timeless; until a man decides to correct the injustice and apathy he produces, the rest of mankind cannot follow. Marlon Brandon shines in this one as you can feel his despair and sadness and Lee J. Cobb as the antagonist likewise (the role isn't too far from his character in 12 Angry Men). If you like character driven plots powerful scenes and NO FILLER in the script (a lost art). This is for you.


    3 out of 5 stars Not all unions were MOB run   May 8, 2009
    R. Bagula (Lakeside, Ca United States)
    0 out of 1 found this review helpful

    This movie has some great acting in it.
    But looking back, it may have been somewhat
    misguided as the "union toughs" were actually important in
    resisting the "management toughs" of hired thugs and security guards
    used to break unions.In many states unions were broken and the workers suffered at the will of management.
    The coal mines of West Virginia are probably one outstanding
    historical example with black lung disease and long hours, bad safety conditions and no real representation of workers.
    The dock workers and teamsters were MOB run, but many others unions in the trades suffered from "piece work" and union breaking tactics , even to the present.
    We don't picture the Marlon Brando of this story as being a corporate
    stooge in breaking unionism, but that may have been the ultimate result?



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