1954 · 1h 48m · Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the Waterfront
Directed byElia Kazan
IMDb
8.1
182K votes
Metacritic
91
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Rotten Tomatoes
99%
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Released Aug 6, 1954 by Columbia Pictures
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Critics (Metacritic)91
Audience (IMDb x 10)81
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein
- Cinematography
- Boris Kaufman
- Editing
- Gene Milford
- Producers
- Sam Spiegel
12 nominations, 8 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1955Marlon Brando
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1955Lee J. Cobb
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1955Karl Malden
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1955Rod Steiger
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1955Eva Marie Saint
- WonBest Production Design (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1955Richard Day
- WonBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1955Boris Kaufman
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1955Elia Kazan
- WonBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1955Gene Milford
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1955Leonard Bernstein
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1955Sam Spiegel, Producer
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955Budd Schulberg
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