{"id":890,"date":"2025-04-05T01:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T01:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/?p=890"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:12:29","slug":"on-the-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/on-the-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"ON THE WATERFRONT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"890\" class=\"elementor elementor-890\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21876f8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21876f8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9a9b3f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b9a9b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fd1e3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15fd1e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the Best Picture goes to....<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6129b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b6129b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/on-the-waterfront.webp?fit=300%2C88&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/on-the-waterfront.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/on-the-waterfront.webp?resize=300%2C88&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f04087 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40f04087\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de67ac2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de67ac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4939f363 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4939f363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><br><br>1954<br><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Sam Spiegel, Producer<br><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">1 hour 48 minutes<br><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Estimated Budget $910,000<br><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Approved<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61f949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b61f949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/boekTHsOIY8?t=5&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6655b6bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6655b6bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6258d32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6258d32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>The Other Nominated Films<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The Caine Mutiny<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The Country Girl<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Seven Brides for Seven Brothers<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Three Coins in the Fountain<br><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Directed by Elia Kazan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Winner, Best Director<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>CAST<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Marlon Brando&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<b>Winner, Best Actor<br><\/b><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Karl Malden&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Nominated, Best Supporting Actor<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Rod Steiger&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Nominated, Best Supporting Actor<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Lee J. Cobb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Nominated, Best Supporting Actor<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Eva Marie Saint &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-style: oblique;\">Winner, Best Supporting Actress<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Also Nominated for<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Budd Schulberg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Winner, Best Original Screenplay<br><br><\/b><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Boris Kaufman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Winner, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White<br><br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Richard Day&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Winner, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration<br><br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Gene Milford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-style: oblique;\">Winner, Best Film Editing<br><br><\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Leonard Bernstein&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Music Score<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>LOGLINE:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">After helping set up a murder, a longshoreman faces a crisis of conscience as he decides to stand up to corrupt union bosses.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>REVIEW<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d0ac0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28d0ac0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c412fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c412fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOn the Waterfront\u201d, primarily shot in Hoboken, New Jersey, serves not only as a morality tale about corruption and redemption but also unfolds as a deeper love story. Marlon Brando and the rest of the cast deliver powerful performances, making the Oscar wins and nominations truly deserved.<\/p><p>Brando plays Terry Malloy, a man who &#8220;could have been a contender&#8221; if he hadn\u2019t sacrificed his boxing career by taking a series of dives in exchange for comfortable jobs at the dock. His guilty conscience weighs heavily on him after he is involved in the death of a fellow dockworker who was about to testify against the union bosses. Throughout most of the film, Brando&#8217;s character wrestles with inner conflict, appearing tortured and confused about his actions and the choices he must make going forward.<\/p><p>This is Eva Marie Saint\u2019s first film role, and her feelings toward Terry are deeply conflicted. She is horrified when she learns about his involvement in her brother\u2019s death. Elia Kazan brilliantly directs the scene where Terry confesses his part in her brother\u2019s death. Instead of hearing the actual words of confession, the audience only hears background noise from the harbor, allowing the characters&#8217; silent reactions to say it all.<\/p><p>Karl Malden&#8217;s performance should not be overlooked; he plays an impassioned priest who tries to inspire the longshoremen to stand up against their bosses. The crucifixion speech he delivers in the hold of the freighter is particularly powerful. Despite being pelted by the longshoremen, he remains undeterred. In many ways, I envision him as the little angel on Brando&#8217;s shoulder, urging him to do the right thing.<\/p><p>The film, however, isn&#8217;t without its flaws; the ending left me questioning the realism of Brando&#8217;s confrontation with Johnny Friendly, played by Lee J. Cobb. How could such a fierce struggle in such a confined space not result in either falling into the Hudson River? This moment stood out to me as somewhat implausible, yet it doesn\u2019t overshadow the film&#8217;s overall impact.<\/p><p>In summary, *On the Waterfront* delivers a compelling story about redemption, sacrifice, and the fight against corruption, backed by outstanding performances. 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