Film record

On the Waterfront

1954Feature film108 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · crime film · thriller film

Credits

Music

Leonard Bernstein — Music composition

Direction

Elia Kazan — Directing

Cinematography

Boris Kaufman — Cinematography

Art department

Richard Day — Production design

Costume

Anna Hill Johnstone — Costume design

Writing

Budd Schulberg — Screenwriting

Cast

Marlon Brando — Acting (Terry Malloy)
Karl Malden — Acting (Father Barry)
Lee J. Cobb — Acting (Michael J. "Johnny Friendly" Skelly)
Eva Marie Saint — Acting (Edie Doyle)
Rod Steiger — Acting (Charley "the Gent" Malloy)
Leif Erickson — Acting (Lead Investigator)
Fred Gwynne — Acting (Slim)
James Westerfield — Acting (Big Mac)
Martin Balsam — Acting (Secondary Investigator)
Rudy Bond — Acting (Moose)
John F. Hamilton — Acting ("Pop" Doyle)
Pat Hingle — Acting (Jocko)
Michael V. Gazzo — Acting

Editing

Gene Milford — Editing

Production

Sam Spiegel — Production

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

United States · Original release
28 Jul 1954Checked 11 Sep 2026
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