On the waterfront
(DVD)
Contributors
Kazan, Elia Director
Schulberg, Budd Screenwriter
Spiegel, Sam Producer
Brando, Marlon Actor
Malden, Karl Actor
Schulberg, Budd Screenwriter
Spiegel, Sam Producer
Brando, Marlon Actor
Malden, Karl Actor
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013].
Edition
3-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (41 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Status
Adult DVDs
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013].
Format
DVD
Edition
3-DVD special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515101615
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
General Note
Based upon an original story by Budd Schulberg suggested by articles by Malcolm Johnson.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by authors Richard Schickel and Jeff Young ; new conversation between filmmaker Martin Scorsese and critic Kent Jones ; documentary "Elia Kazan: an outsider" (1982 ; 53 min.) ; visual essay on the aspect ratio ; trailer ; new making of documentary ; new interview with Eva Marie Saint ; interview with Elia Kazan from 2001 ; new interview with longshoreman Thomas Hanley ; new interview with author James T. Fisher about the real-life people and places behind the film ; documentary on the film's most famous scene "Contender: mastering the method" ; visual essay on Leonard Bernstein's score ; booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda, Kazan's 1952 defense of his House Un-American Activities Committee testimony, one of the 1948 Malcolm Johnson articles that inspired the film, and a 1953 piece by screenwriter Budd Schulberg.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; art director, Richard Day ; film editor, Gene Milford ; wardrobe, Flo Transfield ; music by Leonard Bernstein.
Participants/Performers
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Leif Erickson, James Westerfield, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, John Hamilton, John Heldabrand, Rudy Bond, Don Blackman, Arthur Keegan, Abe Simon, Eva Marie Saint.
Description
Prizefighter-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy undergoes a deepening moral crisis as he must choose whether to remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly and Johnny's right-hand man, Terry's brother, Charley, as the authorities close in on them.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1/1.85:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentations, enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital mono, Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
National Film Registry selection, 1989.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1955: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva Marie Saint); Best Director; Best Writing, Story and Screenplay; Best Cinematography, Black-and-White; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White.
Awards
Golden Globes, 1955: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (Marlon Brando); Best Director; Best Cinematography - Black and White.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kazan, E., Schulberg, B., Spiegel, S., Brando, M., Malden, K., Cobb, L. J., Steiger, R., Henning, P., Erickson, L., Westerfield, J., Galento, T., Mauriello, T., Hamilton, J., Heldabrand, J., Bond, R., Blackman, D., Keegan, A., Simon, A., Saint, E. M., & Johnson, M. M. 1. (2013). On the waterfront (3-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Elia Kazan et al.. 2013. On the Waterfront. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Elia Kazan et al.. On the Waterfront Criterion Collection, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kazan, Elia, et al. On the Waterfront 3-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2013.
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