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Director of 'On the Waterfront' (1954)
Director of 'On the Waterfront' (1954)
Elia Kazan
Main character in 'On the Waterfront'
Main character in 'On the Waterfront'
Terry Malloy
Setting of 'On the Waterfront'
Setting of 'On the Waterfront'
Hoboken docks, New Jersey
Terry Malloy's former profession
Terry Malloy's former profession
Boxer
Mob boss controlling the waterfront
Mob boss controlling the waterfront
Johnny Friendly
Character murdered on rooftop at film's start
Character murdered on rooftop at film's start
Joey Doyle
Joey's sister who demands justice
Joey's sister who demands justice
Edie Doyle
Priest who supports the longshoremen
Priest who supports the longshoremen
Father Barry
Terry's brother and Friendly's right-hand man
Terry's brother and Friendly's right-hand man
Charlie 'the Gent' Malloy
What pigeons symbolise in the film
What pigeons symbolise in the film
Innocence and freedom
Terry's famous line about his boxing career
Terry's famous line about his boxing career
'I could have been a contender'
Body Terry testifies before
Body Terry testifies before
Waterfront Crime Commission
Workers' code: 'see nothing, hear nothing, say...'
Workers' code: 'see nothing, hear nothing, say...'
nothing' - 'deaf and dumb'
Who follows Terry into work hangar at film's end?
Who follows Terry into work hangar at film's end?
The longshoremen