Cultural Context (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Year 'On the Waterfront' was released
Year 'On the Waterfront' was released
1954
'D&D' code meaning on the docks
'D&D' code meaning on the docks
Deaf and Dumb - enforced silence
Year of Waterfront Crime Commission hearings
Year of Waterfront Crime Commission hearings
1953
Director of 'On the Waterfront'
Director of 'On the Waterfront'
Elia Kazan
Screenwriter of 'On the Waterfront'
Screenwriter of 'On the Waterfront'
Budd Schulberg
Full name of HUAC
Full name of HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee
Father Barry's view of the docks
Father Barry's view of the docks
His 'parish' - a moral battleground for justice
Where 'On the Waterfront' was filmed
Where 'On the Waterfront' was filmed
Entirely on location in New Jersey
Johnny Friendly's character type
Johnny Friendly's character type
Corrupt union boss using intimidation and violence
Definition of longshoremen
Definition of longshoremen
Dockworkers
Terry's testimony mirrors whose real action
Terry's testimony mirrors whose real action
Elia Kazan's HUAC testimony naming communists
Father Barry quote: mob pressure on good men
Father Barry quote: mob pressure on good men
Every time the mob puts pressure on a good man, it's 'a crucifixion'
Father Barry quote defining the church
Father Barry quote defining the church
Not a building, but wherever a man fights for justice
Edie Doyle's role in Terry's journey
Edie Doyle's role in Terry's journey
Catalyst for transformation; voice of feminine conscience
Historical setting of the film
Historical setting of the film
Post-WWII America with industrial unrest and crime