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  • Title: On the Waterfront / Contender: Mastering the Method
  • Summary: An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
  • Director: Elia Kazan
  • Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning
  • Studio: Columbia Pictures
  • Year: 1954
  • Item Type:
  • Keywords: Academy Award
  • Format: DVD
  • Relation: Harlan County USA, Norma Rae
  • Language: English
  • Country: USA
  • Comments: The DVD includes an audio commentary by film critic Richard Schickel and Elia Kazan biographer Jeff Young, the film "Contender: Mastering the Method" about the "I could have been a contender" taxi scene (25 minutes), photographs, an interview with Elia Kazan, filmographies, production notes and theatrical trailers.
  • Collection: Drama