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ON THE WATERFRONT

CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SETTING  Based upon a series of newspaper articles written by Malcolm Johnson about trouble on the New York waterfront in 1949  Articles exposed murder, extortion and standover tactics infesting the docks  A congressional Inquiry was set up to hear evidence from the dockworkers in an attempt to clean up the waterfront  The characters of Terry, Johnny Friendly and the crusading priest, Father Barry, were based on real people  The film revealed an ugly, gritty side of American society and politics. It was an immediate success and very popular much like the Underbelly series is in Australia today

UNION  Longshoremen’s Union  What are they?  What are their purpose?  How could they come to take advantage?

THEMES  Respect  Loyalty  Survival  Fear  Acceptance  Justice  Morals  Courage  Conscience

KAZAN’S STORY  Kazan a Communist Party member in his youth and had testified 1952 House Un-American Activities Commission (HUAC)  He testified against his peers and received much contempt and rejection as a result – Arthur Miller was to write the original screenplay for ‘On the Waterfront’ but since Kazan’s testimony he refused.  Kazan is believed to have made the film to justify his actions and glorify those who stand against the majority public opinion and follows his own conscience

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