Below, we present some information about On the Waterfront from the year 1954. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
Did you ever wonder who won the prestigious Academy Award for Best Picture in 1954? According to the Academy members, On the Waterfront was the Best Picture of the year 1954 and in total it won 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Acress.
Did you know that to be able to receive a nomination for the Best Picture Oscar, a movie must be at least 40 minutes long? The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been awarding Oscars since 1929. The Best Picture Oscar is given at the end of each year's ceremony to represent its importance.
Wikipedia describes the movie On the Waterfront like this:
On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film about union violence and corruption among longshoremen. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando. and features Karl Malden, Lee J.
The cast of On the Waterfront included:
- Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy
- Karl Malden as Father Barry
- Lee J. Cobb as Johnny Friendly
- Rod Steiger as Charley Malloy
- Pat Henning as Kayo Dugan
- Leif Erickson as Glover
- James Westerfield as Big Mac
- Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle
On the Waterfront has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 100%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 95%. TIME Magazine has said this about On the Waterfront:
On the Waterfront has a script that is a work of love and shows it.
More information about the movie can also be found at IMDB.
On the Waterfront won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Actor for Marlon Brando for his role as Terry Malloy at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Eva Marie Saint for her role as Edie Doyle at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay at the 27th Academy Awards in 1954
- BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor for Marlon Brando for his role as Terry Malloy at the 8th British Academy Film Awards in 1955
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Marlon Brando for his role as Terry Malloy at the 12th Golden Globe Awards in 1954
- Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography - Black and White at the 12th Golden Globe Awards in 1954
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture at the 12th Golden Globe Awards in 1954
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 12th Golden Globe Awards in 1954
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