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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

On The Waterfront - 4 stars out of 5 stars

1 star off for black and white and being dated.That said,I grew up where this film was made.Its all true according to the atmosphere and surroundings even through the story is fiction.It COULD have happened.Thats how authentic it feels.Released in 1954 and running 108 minutes,I was born in 1948 and so its my time in Greenpoint Brooklyn.
One of the great casts headed by Brando and 8 academy awards.Nuff said.Below is a storyline from IMDB and the trailer follows the pix.My see film.

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. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  
 http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3081634073/

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