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On the Waterfront: 70 Years On

On the Waterfront: 70 Years On

Was this Marlon Brando-starring masterpiece Elia Kazan’s apologia for informing during the McCarthy communist witch hunts?

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May 07, 2024
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Warning: Contains spoilers

Rewatching the famous “could have been a contender” speech, delivered by Marlon Brando in Elia Kazan’s 1954 Oscar-winning masterpiece On the Waterfront, it’s easy to forget how much Rod Steiger almost steals the scene from him. Steiger’s deeply moving performance, full of understated melancholy and regret, marks a k…

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