# On the Waterfront (1954)

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**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Elia Kazan
**Written by**: Budd Schulberg
**Starring**: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning

> *The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Some guys just can't catch a break. A former boxer works on the docks. It punches above its weight class.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw, tender

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