Celebrate Marlon Brando’s 100th Birthday With On The Waterfront Re-Release
Tomorrow 5th April is your chance to celebrate the 70th anniversary of cinematic masterpiece, On the Waterfront. Getting a limited re-release by Park Circus restored to 4K in the UK, Ireland and some international territories.
This re-release also marks the joint 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures and the birth of the film’s star Marlon Brando. A rare treat for any cinephile who has never seen this great film on the big screen.
On The Waterfront was a critical and commercial success and is considered one of the greatest films ever made. It received twelve Academy Award® nominations and won eight, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Brando, Best Supporting Actress for Saint, and Best Director.
This re-release forms part of a wider year-long celebration of 100 Years of Columbia Pictures. Park Circus will be releasing several other Columbia Pictures classics throughout the year.
Marlon Brando stars as Terry Malloy, a washed-up prizefighter who, through the influence of his brother, Charley (Rod Steiger), a lawyer for a corrupt waterfront union, is employed as an errand boy for the mob. After luring a fellow dockworker and friend to his death to keep him from testifying against labor boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb), the appeals of the dead man’s sister (Eva Marie Saint) and a crusading priest (Karl Malden) awaken Terry’s guilty conscience. Despite a brutal beating at the hands of Friendly’s goons, love prompts Terry to seek redemption by cooperating with a crime commission’s investigation into the corrupt waterfront union.
The film also stars screen legends Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, and Eva Marie Saint. Check your local cinema listings to find out what UK and Irish cinemas will be showing On The Waterfront. You can also Rent or Buy on Digital.
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