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On the Waterfront

1954 film by Elia Kazan
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On the Waterfront
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Summary

On the Waterfront is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], Academy Award for Best Director[6], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[7], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[8], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[9], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[10], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[11], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[12]
  • Director: Elia Kazan[13]
  • Screenwriter: Budd Schulberg[14]
  • Composer: Leonard Bernstein[15]
  • Genre: drama film[16], crime film[17], thriller film[18]
  • Based on: news article[19]
  • Cast member: Marlon Brando[20], Karl Malden[21], Lee J. Cobb[22], Eva Marie Saint[23], Rod Steiger[24], Leif Erickson[25], Fred Gwynne[26], James Westerfield[27], Martin Balsam[28], Rudy Bond[29], John F. Hamilton[30], Pat Hingle[31], Michael V. Gazzo[32]
  • Producer: Sam Spiegel[33]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[34]
  • Director of photography: Boris Kaufman[35]
  • Part of: Vatican's list of films[36], National Film Registry[37]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
  • Commons category: On the Waterfront (1954 film)[39]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[40]
  • Review score: 9.2/10[41], 99%[42], 91/100[43], 8.1/10[44]
  • Color: black-and-white[45]
  • Country of origin: United States[46]
  • Publication date: July 28, 1954[47], August 6, 1954[48], November 5, 1954[49], December 17, 1954[50]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[51], Netflix[52]
  • Narrative location: New Jersey[53]
  • Filming location: New Jersey[54]
  • Film editor: Gene Milford[55]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[56], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[57], Academy Award for Best Actor[58], Academy Award for Best Director[59], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[60]

Why It Matters

On the Waterfront has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did On the Waterfront receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], and Academy Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Elia Kazan Eva Marie Saint film Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb Leonard Bernstein Marlon Brando Martin Balsam Netflix New Jersey Pat Hingle Rod Steiger United States

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  6. [18] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [30] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [31] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [32] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  52. [54] ↑ . hmag.com. hmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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