On the Waterfront

Academy Award-winning film On the Waterfront tells the story of an ex-prize fighter longshoreman who stands up to his corrupt union bosses.

On the Waterfront won the following Academy Awards:

1. Best Actor: Marlon Brando
2. Best Picture
3. Best Supporting Actress: Eva Marie Saint
4. Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Black-and-White
5. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
6. Directing: Elia Kazan
7. Film Editing
8. Writing, Story and Screenplay: Budd Schulberg

In addition, it was nominated for the following:

1. Best Supporting Actor: Lee J. Cobb
2. Best Supporting Actor: Karl Malden
3. Best Supporting Actor: Rod Steiger
4. Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: Leonard Bernstein

• Google Blog Search: On the Waterfront

• Guardian Unlimited Arts Blog: "Can films ever make great plays?" (2007)

• AFI: On the Waterfront

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