

“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.
Directed by Elia Kazan
User score
1,818 votes

Released
June 22, 1954
1h 48m
English
Budget → Revenue
$910K → $9.6M

Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy

Eva Marie Saint
Edie Doyle

Karl Malden
Father Barry

Lee J. Cobb
Johnny Friendly

Rod Steiger
Charley Malloy

Pat Henning
Kayo Dugan

Leif Erickson
Glover

James Westerfield
Big Mac

Tony Galento
Truck
Tami Mauriello
Tillio

John F. Hamilton
'Pop' Doyle

John Heldabrand
Mott

Rudy Bond
Moose

Don Blackman
Luke
Arthur Keegan
Jimmy
Abe Simon
Barney

Martin Balsam
Gillette (uncredited)
Dan Bergin
Sidney (uncredited)
Zachary Charles
Dues Collector (uncredited)

Fred Gwynne
Slim (uncredited)