A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
Acting
Brando's taxi scene with Steiger—method acting's birth certificate.
Cinematography
Boris Kaufman makes Hoboken look like a cathedral of despair.
Direction
Kazan squeezing confession from every shadow and seagull cry.
Director
Elia Kazan
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