A former boxer (Marlon Brando) struggles with his morals while working as a longshoreman along the Hudson River, facing views of Manhattan and the Empire State Building. He develops feelings for the sister (Eva Marie Saint) of a dockworker who was killed, all while his lawyer brother (Rod Steiger) represents a dishonest Union leader (Lee J. Cobb). Karl Malden portrays a local minister with concern. "On the Waterfr…

While Marlon Brando may be the name most associated with this film, I felt Karl Malden’s portrayal of "Father Barry," the priest determined to inspire the New York dockworkers to break free from their boss “Johnny Friendly’s” (Lee J. Cobb) control, was truly captivating. The scene where he stands over a body—that of "Doyle"—is particularly striking; Doyle supposedly spoke with the crime commissioner before taking an …

It's easy to imagine this being included among lists of the best films ever made, assuming viewers gave it their full attention.

You have delusions of grandeur, but let me tell you something—you’re nothing more than a low-grade, unpleasant person! And I'm satisfied with what I did to you, do you understand? I truly am! On the Waterfront is Elia Kazan’s direction and Budd Schulberg’s screenplay adaptation from Malcolm Johnson articles. Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger, and Pat Henning are in the cast. Leo…