Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one
of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances. Brando is Terry Malloy, a handsome but
inarticulate longshoreman, who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is
murdered. He knows that the victim was killed by the oppressive labor union for squealing to a
commission investigating misdoings. Terry intends to keep his mouth shut and his job safe. But
when Edie (Eva Marie-Saint), the dead man's beautiful sister, comes to town, he must choose
between his allegiance to a corrupt union and his loyalty to Edie.
Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one
of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances. Brando is Terry Malloy, a handsome but
inarticulate longshoreman, who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is
murdered. He knows that the victim was killed by the oppressive labor union for squealing to a
commission investigating misdoings. Terry intends to keep his mouth shut and his job safe. But
when Edie (Eva Marie-Saint), the dead man's beautiful sister, comes to town, he must choose
between his allegiance to a corrupt union and his loyalty to Edie. (less)
