ON THE WATERFRONT This Weekend at Webster University

“Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you!”

ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) screen this Friday through Sunday (June 24th-26th) at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119). The film begins each evening at 8:00. 

More than 60 years after its original release, ON THE WATERFRONT, Academy Award^®-winning director Elia Kazan’s classic tale of crime and corruption among unionized dock workers in New York and New Jersey, returns to the big screen when it plays at Webster University’s this weekend. Movie buffs can experience the second collaboration of Marlon Brando and Kazan, following A Streetcar Named Desire, along with the acclaimed performances of Eva Marie Saint and Karl Malden, and a still-searing, Academy Award^®-winning screenplay by Budd Schulberg.

Filmed in just 36 days on-site in Hoboken, New Jersey, ON THE WATERFRONT tells the story of struggling dockworkers forced to play dumb to the crime and murder taking place under their mob-tied union boss, Johnny Friendly.  Brando, who plays an ex-boxer turned mobster, faces the decision to testify against Friendly after witnessing a murder. A true contender during the 55th Academy Awards^®, ON THE WATERFRONT won eight of its 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, Writing, Story, B&W Cinematography,  and Screenplay.’

$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.

Advance tickets are available from the cashier before each screening or contact the Film Series office (314-246-7525) for more options. The Film Series can only accept cash or check.

The Webster University Film Series site can be found HERE

http://www.webster.edu/film-series/