SYNOPSIS
Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.
- Marlon BrandoTerry Malloy
- Karl MaldenFather Barry
- Lee J. CobbJohnny Friendly
- Rod SteigerCharley Malloy
- Pat HenningKayo Dugan
- Leif EricksonGlover
- James WesterfieldBig Mac
- Tony GalentoTruck
- Tami MaurielloTillio
- John F. Hamilton'Pop' Doyle
- John HeldabrandMott
- Rudy BondMoose
- Don BlackmanLuke
- Arthur KeeganJimmy
- Abe SimonBarney
- Eva Marie SaintEdie Doyle
- Martin BalsamGillette
- Dan BerginSidney
- Zachary CharlesDues Collector
- Jere DelaneyBit Part
- Robert DowningBit
- Michael V. GazzoBit
- Fred GwynneSlim
- Thomas HandleyTommy Collins
- Anne HegiraMrs. Collins
Reviews

It's certainly not a "fun" movie but if you appreciate great film-making, you have to rate this near the top of the list Not only is the direction by Elia Kazan superb and the photography striking, the acting also... (more)