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On the Waterfront
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Year
Run Time
1954
107 min.
Work Rating
Attributes
High Historical Importance
High Artistic Quality
Countries
MPAA Rating
USA
NR
Category
Color Type
Feature
B&W
Director
Elia Kazan
Genres
Drama
Types
Message Movie
Urban Drama
Flags
Not For Children
Violence
Adult Situations
Keywords
corruption
family
gangster
love
misfit
union [labor union]
waterfront
dockworker
one-against-odds
Themes
Labor Unions
Sibling Relationships
Fighting the System
Fired or Laid-Off
Death in the Family
Whistleblowers
Tones
Talky
Confrontational
Somber
Atmospheric
Deliberate
Earnest
Moods
In a Minor Key
Set In
ship yard
Produced by
Columbia Pictures
AMG Work ID
V 36311
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Elia Kazan
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Director
Sam Spiegel
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Producer
Malcolm Johnson
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Book Author
Budd Schulberg
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Screenwriter
Boris Kaufman
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Cinematographer
Leonard Bernstein
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Composer (Music Score)
Gene Milford
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Editor
Richard Day
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Art Director
Anna Hill Johnstone
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Costume Designer
James Shields
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Sound/Sound Designer
Fred C. Ryle
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Makeup
Charles H. Maguire
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First Assistant Director
George Justin
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Production Manager