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Marlon Brando’s mother had just passed away when the film was filmed, so he signed a contract with the crew and could only work until 4 o’clock a day, because he was going to see a psychiatrist, and some of the shots in the film were made up after he left the set. Taken.
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The biggest difficulty encountered by director Ilya Kazan during the filming of the film was to try his best to keep the actors on the scene, because the weather was very cold at the time, and most of the actors were extremely reluctant to shoot on location shots.
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In order to better collect information, the screenwriter Bud Schuberg spent several years mixing in several larger docks in New York to understand the living conditions of the workers.
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In order to increase the authenticity of the film, the crew filmed for 36 days in the docks, slums, and bars of New Jersey. In the film, the foreman's bodyguards were all played by real boxers.
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Eva Marie Cent’s glove fell to the ground and Marlon Brando helped her pick it up and put it on her hand. The shot was made by the two of them temporarily.
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Thomas Handley was paid $500 for participating in the film, but he did not enter the showbiz for this, but became a real dock worker.
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The role of actor Terry was originally tailored by the director for John Garfield, but John Garfield died before the film began.
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In the early scripts of screenwriter Bud Schuberger, Terry was not a dock worker, but a divorced investigator with a cynical heart.
On the Waterfront behind the scenes gags
2021-11-13 08:01
Extended Reading
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Justina 2022-04-21 09:01:45
...I'm ashamed to say that the first black and white movie I watched on the big screen... There are a few places that stand out, but the overall comparison is boring. The ending is very left, but I feel very boring in this ending...
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Jamey 2021-11-13 08:01:23
The unions under the evil capitalist government are corrupt and backward, and the workers are stupid and indifferent. Only socialism can save the United States. 3.5 stars
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Terry: Quite a nose, huh? Some people just have a face that sticks in your mind.
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Terry: Yeah his racket, everybody's got a racket.