On The Waterfront - Language: English - Year: 1954
This film took home eight Academy Awards and carved a place for itself in cinema history.
Union crime and underworld infiltration are rife on the waterfront docks where Terry Malloy (Brando) day-dreams about being a prize fighter, and tends his pigeons in between errands. It is only a matter of time before he witnesses a brutal crime - a murder by two thug pawns of his boss, Johnny Friendly. Meeting the victim's sister moves Terry to reassess his loyalties.
Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Eva Marie Saint.