On the Waterfront

~The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

Overview

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1954-06-22
Budget: $910000
Revenue: $9600631
Runtime: 108 min

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