On the Waterfront

Book • 1981

'On the Waterfront' is a 1954 American crime drama film about union violence and corruption amongst longshoremen, starring Marlon Brando.

Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Steve Inskeep

when recalling an interview by Susan Stamberg with its director.

Mentioned by

Spike Lee

, who disagrees with

Jim Jarmusch

's statement that scripts are not literature.

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