3.03.2007

Fronte Del Porto


Fronte Del Porto is the Italian name for the American film "On the Waterfront", directed by Elia Kazan in 1954. The movie is mainly about gang violence, following the story of Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando), a dockworker under local gang boss Johnny Friendly. When Terry becomes romantically involved with the sister of a man who was killed by th mob, she tries to sway him to stand against friendly, with the help of a local priest. Malloy finally does turn against the mob when he is ordered to kill Friendly's brother, and testifies against him in court. Following these events, the other dockworkers turn against him and keep him from having any work. The climax of the story occurs on the docks, when Terry has a brawl with Friendly and comes out the winner, freeing the dockworkers of mob rule and he is once again accepted among his peers.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Waterfront

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