Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, the longshoreman who finds himself increasingly isolated when he challenges the might and power of the tough New York City docker workers’ Union. Rod Steiger is his elder brother Charley, torn between loyalty to the union and love of family.
Lee J. Cobb is the powerful union boss Johnny Friendly, while Eva Marie Saint is Edie Doyle, the woman with whom Brando falls in love.
Winner of 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Support Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay, this devastating film has, since its first screening, become one of the movie greats of all time. Returning to Tyneside Cinema 70 years on in a pristine 4K restoration, On the Waterfront stands as one of the finest showcases of the superb acting talent of Marlon Brando.