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Titolo originale: On the Waterfront
Regia: Elia Kazan
Anno: 1954
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Crime Dramma Romance
Tag: corruption | new jersey | murder | mafia | black and white | union | dock | longshoreman | pigeon | ex-boxer |
Cast: Marlon Brando Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb Eva Marie Saint Rod Steiger Pat Henning Leif Erickson James Westerfield Tony Galento Tami Mauriello John F. Hamilton John Heldabrand Rudy Bond Don Blackman Arthur Keegan Abe Simon Martin Balsam Dan Bergin Zachary Charles Fred Gwynne Anne Hegira Pat Hingle Katherine MacGregor Barry Macollum Tiger Joe Marsh Nehemiah Persoff Johnny Seven

Brando è un ex pugile che lavora nel sindacato portuale e non vuole accorgersi dei delitti che vengono compiuti. Quando gli uccidono il fratello finalmente capisce e con l'aiuto di un prete e della fidanzata si ribella.
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Frank Sinatra was originally considered for the role of Terry Malloy. Elia Kazan approached Sin [...] D
The film was shot by Elia Kazan at the aspect ratio of 1.37:1. It was originally offered to 20t [...] D
Marlon Brando's performance as Terry Malloy is ranked #2 on "Prremiere" Magazine's 100 Greatest [...] D
Surprising for the 1950s, there are at least three black actors in On the Waterfront. One man m [...] D
Elia Kazan was loath to do business with Darryl F. Zanuck, who had insisted on multiple cuts on [...] D
This is the first film in 1.85:1 aspect ratio to win an Oscar for Best Picture. D
Harry Cohn didn't think the line "go to hell," uttered in an exchange between Terry and Father [...] D
One of the first films named to the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry i [...] D
Lee J. Cobb, who appears in this film, also starred in 12 Angry Men, which was directed by Sidn [...] D
In December 1954 Anthony De Vincinzo, who Budd Schulberg admitted was one of the many longshore [...] D
Elia Kazan originally intended to shoot the famous taxicab scene in an actual cab. But Sam Spie [...] D
The script was originally turned down by Darryl F. Zanuck at Twentieth Centur- Fox on the groun [...] D
Near the beginning, James Westerfield playing Big Mac, calls out the names of men selected to w [...] D
"Fronte del porto (1954)" is widely known to be an act of expiation on the part of Elia Kazan f [...] D
Many years later,a radio production was made of the film. Although it stuck quite closely to th [...] D
Marlon Brando was 30 years old upon winning his Oscar for Best Actor, making him the youngest p [...] D
Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello and Abe Simon, who play Johnny Friendly's heavies, were all former [...] D
Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint were the same age, although Terry Malloy is supposed to be se [...] D
Selected by the Vatican in the "values" category of its list of 45 "great films." D
The original title was simply "Waterfront" until Columbia learned that there was a television s [...] D
Leonard Bernstein agreed to score the film after viewing a rough cut with Elia Kazan and Marlon [...] D
In his biography of Elia Kazan, Richard Schickel describes how Kazan used a ploy to entice Marl [...] D
Marlon Brando later wrote in his autobiography, "Songs My Mother Taught Me", that the film "was [...] D
According to Richard Schickel in his biography of Elia Kazan, Frank Sinatra had "a handshake de [...] D
Days before the film was to begin shooting, UA and Sam Spiegel parted ways over casting and bud [...] D
Movie symbolism. Hawks vs Pigeons. The entire move is a battle of John Friendly's Hawks vs the [...] D
Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint appeared together again in E il vento disperse la nebbia (1962) [...] D
Final film of Katherine MacGregor. D
The DVD version of the film has a Special Features section which shows some of the original pro [...] D
Although the part of Edie Doyle properly is a lead, producer Sam Spiegel listed Eva Marie Saint [...] D
In the scene where Terry (Marlon Brando) and Edie (Eva Marie Saint) are talking on the rooftop [...] D
In the first scene at Johnny's bar, where Terry is feeling guilty over setting up Joey Doyle, C [...] D
Leonard Bernstein's only original film score. D
Roger Donoghue (born 11/20/30 Yonkers, NY - died 8/20/06 Greenport, NY) was the prizefighter wh [...] D
Most of the solo shots of Rod Steiger during the famous taxicab scene were done after Marlon Br [...] D
Iincluded in Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
James Wong Howe shot a number of sequences towards the end of filming when regular cinematograp [...] D
From a budget of just under $1 million, the film went on to gross more than $10 million in its [...] D
Marlon Brando was paid $100,000, Elia Kazan received $100,000 plus 25% of the box office. D
In 1955 screenwriter Budd Schulberg--who won an Oscar for his screenplay--published his novel " [...] D
The film marked the first time Sam Spiegel used his own name onscreen rather than "S. P. Eagle. [...] D
In the fight between Marlon Brando and Lee J. Cobb Brando is doubled by William Ramoth who was [...] D
In some of Budd Schulberg's numerous, earlier drafts of the screenplay, Terry Malloy was an old [...] D
Elia Kazan, in his autobiography "A Life", says that the choice of an actress to play Edie Doyl [...] D
Tied the then record of eight Academy Award wins held by both Via col vento (1939) and Da qui a [...] D
Upon completion, Harry Cohn predicted that the $900,000 production would tank, but grossed more [...] D
Karl Malden: [name] At the hearing, Slim gives his name as "Mladen Sekulovich", Karl Malden's r [...] D
After Boomerang, l'arma che vendica (1947), this was Elia Kazan and Lee J. Cobb's second and la [...] D
Way till the Nineties Budd Schulberg toyed with the idea of a sequel. He had submitted the scre [...] D
Elia Kazan admitted having uneasy feelings about shooting on location near Mafia-operated busin [...] D
In May 1955, two months after the Academy Awards, Monticello Film Corp. demanded that the Acade [...] D
In Germany, the film goes by the title "Die Faust im Nacken" which translates to "The Fist in t [...] D
In 1955 Anthony "Tony Mike" de Vincenzo filed a lawsuit against Columbia Pictures because Terry [...] D
The taxicab scene between Terry and Charlie, one of the most famous scenes in the cinema, was n [...] D
After three losses in three successive years prior to this, for Un tram che si chiama Desiderio [...] D
Rod Steiger later said that he would not have appeared in the film had he known at the time abo [...] D
The leading characters were based on real people: Terry Malloy was based on longshoreman and wh [...] D
Film debut of Martin Balsam. D
Many real longshoremen from Hoboken, NJ--where much of the film was shot--were used as extras. [...] D
Shot during one of the coldest winters in American history up to that time. On the set, Marlon [...] D
Friendly's Tavern was actually Vandenberg's Tavern located at 314 River St. in Hoboken. During [...] D
Elia Kazan later remarked that the biggest problem he encountered with his actors was getting t [...] D
Martin Balsam, who has a small uncredited part in On the Waterfront as Gillette, and Lee J. Cob [...] D
Eva Marie Saint on Marlon Brando: "I did refer to him once as a hummingbird because you just fe [...] D
Film debut of Johnny Seven. D
The role of Terry's brother Charley was originally offered to Lawrence Tierney. Tierney asked f [...] D
Included among the 25 films on the American Film Institute's 2005 list of AFI's 100 Years of Fi [...] D
Film debut of Eva Marie Saint. NOTE: Her performance garnered her a Best Suppoorting Actress Os [...] D
According to Arthur Miller in his autobiography "Timebends", he had written a screenplay dealin [...] D
Both Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint have starred in films in which they played parents of Cl [...] D
In his autobiography, Marlon Brando revealed his initial thoughts about his performance. "On th [...] D
Anne Hegira's debut. D
The idea for the film began with an expose series written for "The New York Sun" by reporter Ma [...] D
Sam Spiegel sent the script to Marlon Brando and it came back with a refusal. Spiegel, however, [...] D
Nearly every scene was shot on location in Hoboken, NJ, much to the dismay of Harry Cohn. He th [...] D
Sam Spiegel forgot to pay for rear-projection equipment, hence the reason why the cab where Mar [...] D
Part of the Criterion Collection, spine #647. D
Marlon Brando objected to certain aspects in the famous taxicab scene. When filming began, Bran [...] D
The longshoreman who inherits Joey's coat shortly after the murder describes his own coat as "h [...] D
Budd Schulberg had earlier refused to work for Columbia at all, because of his intense dislike [...] D
Elia Kazan called Marlon Brando's performance as Terry Molloy, "The finest thing ever done by a [...] D
Selected as #8 on AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES. D
First of only a few films to have three Best Supporting Actor nominees; the Oscar ended up goin [...] D
Marlon Brando did not initially want the role of Terry Malloy after producer Sam Spiegel offere [...] D
While preparing for the role, Marlon Brando became friendly with a young Al Lettieri, who was a [...] D
As part of his contract, Marlon Brando only worked until 4:00 every day and then would leave to [...] D
The only film that wasn't a musical for which Leonard Bernstein wrote the incidental music. D
Marlon Brando became the first actor to win Best Actor at the Academy Awards, Best Foreign Acto [...] D
First of two Best Picture Oscar winners in which Marlon Brando won the Academy Award for Best A [...] D
Eva Marie Saint's character was supposed to be 19. The actress was 30 years old at the time of [...] D
Arthur Miller was approached by Elia Kazan to write the screenplay, and did so, but later pulle [...] D
In October of 1948, Robert Siodmak and Budd Schulberg collaborated on a screenplay, tentatively [...] D
After reading the script, PCA officials became concerned about the level of violence contained [...] D
The Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) line, "You don't understand. I could've had class. I could've [...] D
The line "I coulda been a contender." was voted as #7 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by :Pre [...] D
Sam Spiegel was insistent on Budd Schulberg delivering a perfect screenplay and harassed the wr [...] D
The last of three films that Marlon Brando made with Elia Kazan, the other two being Un tram ch [...] D
In 2007 the American Film Institute ranked this as #19l on its Greatest Movie of All Time list. [...] D
The scene where Eva Marie Saint drops her glove and Marlon Brando picks it up and puts it on hi [...] D
After the ill feelings harbored by Rod Steiger toward Marlon Brando after shooting their taxi s [...] D
In the scene where the New York gang members are calling out Terry Malloy to come out because C [...] D
Putting Eva Marie Saint up for Best Supporting Actress proved to be a canny move as the Best Ac [...] D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee of the year to be also nominated for Adapted Screenplay. D
Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger, who play brothers in this film, both played Napoléon Bonapart [...] D
Film debut of Katherine MacGregor. D
Budd Schulberg later published a novel titled "Waterfront" that was much closer to his original [...] D
Film debut of Michael V. Gazzo. D
Eva Marie Saint was hired just before the start of production, and had until then worked only o [...] D
Marlon Brando would improvise several different lines while filming the famous "I coulda been a [...] D
Thomas Handley, who played Terry Molloy's teenage friend Tommy, was hired by the production to [...] D
Karl Malden's character, Fr. Pete Barry, was based on Fr. John "Pete" Corridan, SJ. The hat and [...] D
One of the characters briefly hums the "hm hm, hm hm, hm hm hmmm" part of the 13th-century Lati [...] D
In early drafts of the Budd Schulberg script, the Terry Malloy character was not an ex-pug dock [...] D
Features five Academy Award-winning actors and two Oscar-nominated actors. Marlon Brando and Ev [...] D
Early in the film, when the police cover Joey Doyle's body with a newspaper, one of the pages s [...] D
Film debut of Fred Gwynne. D
Shortly after the film's debut in 1954, the AFL-CIO expelled the East Coast longshoremen's unio [...] D
Eva Marie Saint's Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winning performance was the only nominee in the [...] D
The real-life model for the film's Johnny Friendly character (played by Lee J. Cobb) was Intern [...] D
As of April 2022, Eva Marie Saint at 97 years of age, who played the character of Edie Doyle, i [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies. [...] D
Some of Johnny's goons in the film--Abe Simon as Barney, Tony Galento as Truck and Tami Mauriel [...] D
Film debut of Pat Hingle. D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Although Rod Steiger plays Marlon Brando's older brother in the film, in real life, Brando was [...] D
Filmed over 36 days. D
The character of Michael Skelly, aka Johnny Friendly, was based on Joseph P. Ryan, president of [...] D
The part of Terry Malloy was originally written for John Garfield, but he died before the film [...] D
Rosemary Clooney was considered for the role of Edie. D
Nehemiah Persoff played the bit part of the cab driver who takes Charley (Rod Steiger) on his f [...] D
According to Marlon Brando's friend, Carlo Fiore, and his reminiscences in his book "Bud: The B [...] D
Grace Kelly turned down the role of Edie Doyle, deciding to make "La finestra sul cortile (1954 [...] D
Marlon Brando's Oscar for Best Actor was either lost or stolen. The award did show up later whe [...] D
The only film to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress Oscars that year. D

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