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Nominated for 12 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the film won eight of them including Best Picture, Best Director (Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), and Best Screenplay (Schulberg).[[note]]The other Oscar wins: Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Cobb, Malden, and Steiger were all nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but none of them won, likely due to splitting the vote. Bernstein's score was also nominated but didn't win.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. Creator/FredGwynne, in his film debut, plays a dockworker, and Creator/PatHingle and Martin Balsam turn up in uncredited bit parts.
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Nominated for 12 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the film won eight of them including Best Picture, Best Director (Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), and Best Screenplay (Schulberg).[[note]]The other Oscar wins: Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Cobb, Malden, and Steiger were all nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but none of them won, likely due to splitting the vote. Bernstein's score was also nominated but didn't win.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. Creator/FredGwynne, in his film debut, Creator/FredGwynne plays a dockworker, one of Friendly's goons and Creator/PatHingle and Martin Balsam turn up in uncredited bit parts.
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Terry Malloy (Brando) is a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker in Hoboken, New Jersey, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Steiger). Charley is a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Cobb), who corruptly runs the local dockworkers' union. One day, Terry inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend Joey Doyle (Ben Wagner), a dockworker who had planned to testify before the Waterfront Crime Commission and expose Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts Joey's sister Edie (Saint), and meets Father Pete Barry (Malden), a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence, Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
Nominated for 12 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the film won eight of them including Best Picture, Best Director (Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), and Best Screenplay (Schulberg).[[note]]The other Oscar wins: Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Cobb, Malden, and Steiger were all nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but none of them won, likely due to splitting the vote. Bernstein's score was also nominated but didn't win.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical.
Nominated for 12 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the film won eight of them including Best Picture, Best Director (Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), and Best Screenplay (Schulberg).[[note]]The other Oscar wins: Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Cobb, Malden, and Steiger were all nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but none of them won, likely due to splitting the vote. Bernstein's score was also nominated but didn't win.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical.
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Terry Malloy (Brando) is a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker in Hoboken, New Jersey, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Steiger). Charley is a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Cobb), who corruptly runs the local dockworkers' union. One day, Terry inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend Joey Doyle (Ben Wagner), a dockworker who had planned to testify before the Waterfront Crime Commission and expose Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts Joey's sister Edie (Saint), and meets Father Pete Barry (Malden), a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence, Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
Nominated for 12 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the film won eight of them including Best Picture, Best Director (Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), and Best Screenplay (Schulberg).[[note]]The other Oscar wins: Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Cobb, Malden, and Steiger were all nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but none of them won, likely due to splitting the vote. Bernstein's score was also nominated but didn't win.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. \n Creator/FredGwynne, in his film debut, plays a dockworker, and Creator/PatHingle and Martin Balsam turn up in uncredited bit parts.
Nominated for 12 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the film won eight of them including Best Picture, Best Director (Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), and Best Screenplay (Schulberg).[[note]]The other Oscar wins: Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Cobb, Malden, and Steiger were all nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but none of them won, likely due to splitting the vote. Bernstein's score was also nominated but didn't win.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical.
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A 1954 film directed by Creator/EliaKazan, written by Budd Schulberg and starring Creator/MarlonBrando in his first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning-role, ''On the Waterfront'' was also the Oscar winner for Best Picture. It won 8 of its 12 Oscar nominations.[[note]]Winner: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Screenplay, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger were nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but neither of them won - possibly because they split the vote for each other. Bernstein's score was also nominated for Best Score, but didn't get the Oscar.[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical.
Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Creator/EvaMarieSaint) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Creator/KarlMalden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Creator/EvaMarieSaint) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Creator/KarlMalden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
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A 1954 film directed by Creator/EliaKazan, written by Budd Schulberg and starring Creator/MarlonBrando in his first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning-role, ''On the Waterfront'' was also the Oscar winner for Best Picture. It won 8 of its 12 Oscar nominations. It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. [[note]]Winner: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Screenplay, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger were nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but neither of them won - possibly because they split the vote for each other. Bernstein's score was also nominated for Best Score, but didn't get the Oscar.[[/note]]
Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Creator/EvaMarieSaint,) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Karl Malden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Creator/EvaMarieSaint,) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Karl Malden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
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A 1954 film directed by Creator/EliaKazan, written by Budd Schulberg and starring Creator/MarlonBrando in his first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning-role, ''On the Waterfront'' was also the Oscar winner for Best Picture. It won 8 of its 12 Oscar nominations. It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. [[note]]Winner: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Screenplay, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger were nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but neither of them won - possibly because they split the vote for each other. Bernstein's score was also nominated for Best Score, but didn't get the Oscar.[[/note]]
[[/note]] It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical.
Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (LeeJ J. Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Creator/EvaMarieSaint,) (Creator/EvaMarieSaint) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Karl Malden), (Creator/KarlMalden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee
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**Pigeons in the same family as doves -- as in the symbol of peace and the symbol of urban infestation and white splotches on a car are basically cousins. They're certainly treated that way in this film. Joey Doyle, himself a saintly symbol of goodness and innocence, likes to keep pigeons as pets on the roof of the apartment building where he lives. This seems like a pleasant hobby...and it also shows us that Joey is a nurturing sort of guy. But the downside to being a pigeon — or Joey and that their easy prey. Johnny's gangsters shove Joey off a roof and, later, a kid named Jimmy kills all the pigeons in order to get back at Terry for snitching (Terry takes care of the pigeons after Joey dies). So, pigeons symbolize goodness and innocence, but also the vulnerability of being good and innocent. During one point in the film, Terry appropriately makes a hawk analogy to Edie (Joey's sister). Hawks are often prey for pigeons, and here the hawks are people like Johnny Friendly and Charley — predators — while the pigeons are defenseless good guys like Joey and Kayo Dugan. The pigeons just don't have big enough talons to defend themselves. Additionally, the phrase "stool pigeon" is synonymous with "police informer" which is what Joey, Kayo and Terry are.
**Crucifixion is also an important symbol in the film. Crucifixion is tied up with the death of Jesus, and the idea of sacrificing oneself for the greater good. And, in this film, Father Barry applies this symbol to Joey and Dugan, who've both been killed by Johnny's mob after word got out that they were planning on turning police informant. He references this in one of his peptalks to the remaining rebelers. Also, it's not just the villains committing them. [[DirtyCoward It's the cowardice]] [[UngratefulTownsfolk and indifference of bystanders.]] If the other longshoremen followed Joey's lead and turned against Johnny — who hadn't been helping them at all, anyway — Johnny wouldn't have stood a chance. Terry's act of courage at the movie's end finally shakes everyone out of their cowardice and makes them abandon Johnny together, once and for all.
** Terry goes from accidentally helping a murder at the beginning of the movie to being a symbol of redemption at the end. A pretty impressive character arc for a washed-up ex-boxer. After doing the right thing and testifying against Johnny, all he gets in return is a near-lethal beatdown. He doesn't even get medical treatment, not even from Edie and Father Barry, but they do give him encouragement to get back up and keep walking. By doing so, he's showing the world — and Johnny Friendly — that he's not beaten down. Additionally, if Terry walks into work, the other workers say they'll follow him, telling Johnny off once and for all. So, Terry makes it into the warehouse, and everyone follows him, leaving Johnny behind to rage and yell, stripped of his power. This scene is not only symbolic of the "hard road" of redemption, but of the movie as a whole. Kazan is basically distilling the entirety of the film down into a several-minute long scene. Because the whole movie was about a dude who has been beaten by life doing the hardest thing: getting up, dusting himself off, and doing the job that needs to be done. And that, in its most literal form, is what's happening in the last scene of the movie.
**Pigeons in the same family as doves -- as in the symbol of peace and the symbol of urban infestation and white splotches on a car are basically cousins. They're certainly treated that way in this film. Joey Doyle, himself a saintly symbol of goodness and innocence, likes to keep pigeons as pets on the roof of the apartment building where he lives. This seems like a pleasant hobby...and it also shows us that Joey is a nurturing sort of guy. But the downside to being a pigeon — or Joey and that their easy prey. Johnny's gangsters shove Joey off a roof and, later, a kid named Jimmy kills all the pigeons in order to get back at Terry for snitching (Terry takes care of the pigeons after Joey dies). So, pigeons symbolize goodness and innocence, but also the vulnerability of being good and innocent. During one point in the film, Terry appropriately makes a hawk analogy to Edie (Joey's sister). Hawks are often prey for pigeons, and here the hawks are people like Johnny Friendly and Charley — predators — while the pigeons are defenseless good guys like Joey and Kayo Dugan. The pigeons just don't have big enough talons to defend themselves. Additionally, the phrase "stool pigeon" is synonymous with "police informer" which is what Joey, Kayo and Terry are.
**Crucifixion is also an important symbol in the film. Crucifixion is tied up with the death of Jesus, and the idea of sacrificing oneself for the greater good. And, in this film, Father Barry applies this symbol to Joey and Dugan, who've both been killed by Johnny's mob after word got out that they were planning on turning police informant. He references this in one of his peptalks to the remaining rebelers. Also, it's not just the villains committing them. [[DirtyCoward It's the cowardice]] [[UngratefulTownsfolk and indifference of bystanders.]] If the other longshoremen followed Joey's lead and turned against Johnny — who hadn't been helping them at all, anyway — Johnny wouldn't have stood a chance. Terry's act of courage at the movie's end finally shakes everyone out of their cowardice and makes them abandon Johnny together, once and for all.
** Terry goes from accidentally helping a murder at the beginning of the movie to being a symbol of redemption at the end. A pretty impressive character arc for a washed-up ex-boxer. After doing the right thing and testifying against Johnny, all he gets in return is a near-lethal beatdown. He doesn't even get medical treatment, not even from Edie and Father Barry, but they do give him encouragement to get back up and keep walking. By doing so, he's showing the world — and Johnny Friendly — that he's not beaten down. Additionally, if Terry walks into work, the other workers say they'll follow him, telling Johnny off once and for all. So, Terry makes it into the warehouse, and everyone follows him, leaving Johnny behind to rage and yell, stripped of his power. This scene is not only symbolic of the "hard road" of redemption, but of the movie as a whole. Kazan is basically distilling the entirety of the film down into a several-minute long scene. Because the whole movie was about a dude who has been beaten by life doing the hardest thing: getting up, dusting himself off, and doing the job that needs to be done. And that, in its most literal form, is what's happening in the last scene of the movie.
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Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint,) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Karl Malden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
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Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker, who gets work courtesy of his brother Charley (Rod Steiger), who's a lawyer for mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb) who corruptly runs the local dockworker's union. One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of his friend, a dockworker that had planned to testify before the Crime Commission and expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint,) (Creator/EvaMarieSaint,) and meets a firebrand priest intent on putting an end to the mob's graft and violence (Karl Malden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
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A 1954 film directed by Creator/EliaKazan, written by Budd Schulberg and starring Creator/MarlonBrando in his first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning-role, ''On the Waterfront'' was also the Oscar winner for Best Picture. It won 8 of it's 12 Oscar nominations. It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. [[note]]Winner: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Screenplay, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger were nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but neither of them won - possibly because they split the vote for each other. Bernstein's score was also nominated for Best Score, but didn't get the Oscar.[[/note]]
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A 1954 film directed by Creator/EliaKazan, written by Budd Schulberg and starring Creator/MarlonBrando in his first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning-role, ''On the Waterfront'' was also the Oscar winner for Best Picture. It won 8 of it's its 12 Oscar nominations. It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical. [[note]]Winner: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Screenplay, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger were nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but neither of them won - possibly because they split the vote for each other. Bernstein's score was also nominated for Best Score, but didn't get the Oscar.[[/note]]
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** What's ironic is that mob control of unions was actually aided and abetted by the very authorities Kazan testified to during the Cold War in order to break the back of Marxism in organized labor.
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In the film, Brando plays Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter now employed as a dockworker for the corrupt Union-boss, Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb.) One day, Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of a dockworker that had planned to expose Mr. Friendly's illegal activities. As he comforts the dead man's sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint,) and meets a kindly priest (Karl Malden), Terry is urged to help expose Friendly's crimes before someone else dies. How long can Terry go on before he finally has to act against the corrupt men who own the docks?
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A 1954 film directed by Creator/EliaKazan, written by Creator/BuddSchulberg and starring Creator/MarlonBrando in his first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning-role, ''On the Waterfront'' was also the Oscar winner for Best Picture. It is also notable for being the only film scored by Music/LeonardBernstein that is not a musical.
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musical. [[note]]Winner: Best Picture, Best Director (Elia Kazan), Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Best Screenplay, Best Black & White Cinematography, Best Black & White Art/Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger were nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but neither of them won - possibly because they split the vote for each other. Bernstein's score was also nominated for Best Score, but didn't get the Oscar.[[/note]]
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* PanAndScan: Inverted; Director of Photography Boris Kaufman filmed ''On the Waterfront'' in the 4:3 Academy ratio, leaving enough space for projectionists to matte it to 1.85:1 widescreen. TV prints and video releases mostly present the movie with its full height, until Creator/TheCriterionCollection also included two matted versions on their DVD and Blu-ray sets. Criterion's discs default to 1.66:1 widescreen -- retaining more of the height than the 1.85:1 prints do -- and include a "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-aMi4Rr-4 visual essay]]" comparing it to the other two aspect ratios.
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* OneBookAuthor: Thomas Handley, who played Terry Molloy's teenage friend Tommy, was hired by the production to feed the pigeons on set. His father, a longshoreman, had been blackballed for anti-union activities, and disappeared when Hanley was 4 months old. Elia Kazan and Budd Schulberg had him audition for the role, and coaxed an angry response out of him by calling his father a rat. He was paid $500 for his role, but never really acted again. He went on to become a longshoreman, and in 2002 was elected recording secretary of his union after yet another corrupt leadership was ousted.
* PanAndScan: Inverted; Director of Photography Boris Kaufmanfilmed ''On shot the Waterfront'' movie in the 4:3 Academy ratio, leaving enough space for projectionists to matte it to 1.85:1 widescreen. TV prints and video releases mostly present the movie with its full height, until Creator/TheCriterionCollection also included two matted versions on their DVD and Blu-ray sets. Criterion's discs default to 1.66:1 widescreen -- retaining more of the height than the 1.85:1 prints do -- and include a "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-aMi4Rr-4 visual essay]]" comparing it to the other two aspect ratios.
* PanAndScan: Inverted; Director of Photography Boris Kaufman
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* AnimalMotifs: There are many references to birds that mirror the various human interactions in the plot.
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* AnimalMotifs: The entire move is a battle of John Friendly's Hawks vs the dock workers - pigeons. The beginning scene where Joey gets push off the roof. The Thugs (hawks) are on the roof top waiting for their prey - Joey the pigeon. Terry runs with the Hawks but is a pigeon from the onset. He raises pigeons, is seen several times in their cage or through the cage. On the dock the boss throws the tokens. All of the dock workers run after them bobbing up and down exactly the way pigeons go after seed when its thrown. Terry even gives a speech about the town having Hawks and going after pigeons. There are many references to birds that mirror several more examples throughout the various human interactions in the plot.movie.
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* BittersweetEndingBittersweetEnding: Terry survives the beating of Friendly's goons and while Friendly still has power, he's lost the fear everyone had of him.
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* PanAndScan: Inverted; Director of Photography Boris Kaufman filmed ''On the Waterfront'' in the 4:3 Academy ratio, leaving enough space for projectionists to matte it to 1.85:1 widescreen. TV prints and video releases mostly present the movie with its full height, until Creator/TheCriterionCollection also included two matted versions on their DVD and Blu-ray sets. Criterion's discs default to 1.66:1 widescreen -- retaining more of the height than the 1.85:1 prints do -- and include a "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-aMi4Rr-4 visual essay]]" comparing it to the other two aspect ratios.
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* TakeThat: Creator/EliaKazan, infamous for the rest of his life for naming names on the HUAC committee, made this film to show his critics an informer in a positive-light... Which didn't have much of a effect, given that people were still protesting his choice when he won the Honorary Academy Award.
* ThrowingTheFight: Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.
* ThrowingTheFight: Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.
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* TakeThat: Creator/EliaKazan, infamous for the rest of his life for naming names on the HUAC committee, made this film to show his critics an informer in a positive-light... Which didn't have much of a an effect, given that people were still protesting his choice when he won the Honorary Academy Award.
* ThrowingTheFight:Kid, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson."
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Terry]] squeals on Johnny Friendly, he finds himself alienated from his fellow dockworkers and unable to get work on the dock. He decides to confront Johnny himself on how much of a rotten crook he's been in front of the all the longshoremen.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Terry]] squeals on Terry testified against Johnny Friendly, he finds himself alienated from his fellow dockworkers and unable to get work on the dock. He decides to confront Johnny himself on how much of a rotten crook he's been in front of the all the longshoremen.
