Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Budd Schulberg
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A retired boxer (Marlon Brando) works loading ships. His brother is a higher up in the mob. The very same mob that controls the waterfront via their union. When the mob kills a young man, it brings his sister back into town in order to solve the murder. She is a college student and not a detective. She begins to fall in love with Brando, and his conscience begins to weigh heavy on him for his involvement and knowledge of her brother's death.
This classic film is interesting in several different ways. Elia Kazan is infamous for turning names in during McCarthyism. This film deals a lot with the morality of snitching. Of course it deems snitching to be good, which I can agree with when it comes to murder. When you're turning in the names of your friends because of their political beliefs, then maybe you're a douche bag. Regardless of my hatred of Elia Kazan, he is a fantastic director and this is a very well made film.

8.5/10