On the Waterfront: The Great Ships of Hoboken
... the wholesale stealing—more important than the love of man. It's forgetting that every fellow down here is your brother—yes, your brother in Christ. But remember this, fellows:
In today's film world, parts of Waterfront do not work as well as they once did.
"Malcom Johnson's stories that shook the nation are collected here for the first time since their original publication, with additional selections from Budd Schulberg. Introduced by Schulberg, and with a...
With Kazan's death in 2003 and Brando's in 2004, a reappraisalof On the Waterfront is timely and necessary. In this definitive study, Leo Braudy tells the complicated story of the film's production.
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Since its release in 1954, when it scooped 8 Academy Awards, On the Waterfront has established itself as a classic American film and garnered a strong cult following.
The story of stevedores sweating and dying for a corrupt, Mob-run union, and one former boxer’s quixotic fight for dignity, stands among the most iconic narratives of American cinema.
Here, adapted for the stage, is Budd Schulberg's classic story of the New York waterfront and the kid who coulda been a contender.
Narrated by Father Pete Barry, the novel shifts focus to the courageous priest who stands up to the Mob, as well as his own church, in order to redeem the souls of his hardscrabble and unloved constituents./divDIV /divDIVOn the Waterfront ...
Based on the author's screenplay for the film of the same name, this is a novel which serves as a microcosm for post-war America.
The inside story of the making of the film classic, On The Waterfront.