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The movie won Oscars for Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, plus five more including best picture. It’s still pulverising

Rereleased for its 70th anniversary, Elia Kazan’s classic exploration of corruption and whether or not to squeal is made all the more viscerally powerful by his own Huac testimony

A thrilling documentary about the wild life of Steve Martin, the first comic ever to sell out stadiums – and Aubrey Plaza is electric as always playing a food delivery driver turned fraudster

In honor of the 96th Academy Awards, we're looking back at the 10 best Oscar-winning movies of all-time.

Marlon Brando's career-defining performance as Terry Malloy solidifies "On The Waterfront" (1954) as one of the greatest films ever made.

Marlon Brando gave one of his most memorable performances in "On the Waterfront," a film released on this day in history, July 28, 1954. It went on to win eight Academy Awards.

Power has blinded the union boss to the gifts she’s given the cause of school choice.

Film took off in a million directions during the 1950s, so we’ve pulled together a list. Here are the best 1950s movies:

On the Waterfront, American dramatic film, released in 1954, that presented a powerful account of union corruption and was directed by Elia Kazan. The movie, which featured one of Marlon Brando’s most memorable performances, was a critical and popular success, winning eight Academy Awards, including that for best picture. As the movie begins, Terry Malloy (played by Brando), a former boxer turned dockworker, leaves the waterfront office of union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) with instruc...

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