Publication
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2001)
Original publication date
1954-06-22
Collections
Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Picture — 1954)
National Film Registry (1989)
Description
An ex-fighter gets a job working on the gang-ridden waterfront under a crooked gangster boss.
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
Dock workers are afraid to speak up against their murder-happy union.
Underneath all the exceptional writing and acting, at its heart it's still just a gangster movie. If Brando hadn't gotten his hands on that character it wouldn't have been anything special.
Concept: C
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog:
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: A
Music: C
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.9/4
Underneath all the exceptional writing and acting, at its heart it's still just a gangster movie. If Brando hadn't gotten his hands on that character it wouldn't have been anything special.
Concept: C
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog:
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APacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: A
Music: C
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.9/4
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LibraryThing member jgcorrea
A dockworker fights against a mob-controlled union "racketeering on the waterfronts of Hoboken, New Jersey". 1955: 8 oscars. Leftists hate it because there's an anti-hero, there's no collective hero
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0767804279 / 9780767804271
UPC
043396784093
Physical description
7.5 x 0.5 inches