The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
CrimeDramaRomancecorruptionnew jerseymurdermafiablack and whiteuniondocklongshoremanpigeonex-boxerexcited
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Marlon BrandoTerry Malloy
- Eva Marie SaintEdie Doyle
- Karl MaldenFather Barry
- Lee J. CobbJohnny Friendly
- Rod SteigerCharley Malloy
- Pat HenningKayo Dugan
- Leif EricksonGlover
- James WesterfieldBig Mac
- Tony GalentoTruck
- Tami MaurielloTillio
Crew
- Elia KazanDirector
- Budd SchulbergScreenplay
- Boris KaufmanDirector of Photography
- Leonard BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Gene MilfordEditor
- Sam SpiegelProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Glory 198981% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
To Kill a Mockingbird 196281% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Ferrari 202381% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.- Illmatic 199480% alikeAlbum · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
The Queen's Gambit 202078% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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