On the Waterfront
In the electrifying performance that define his career, Brando plays Terry Malloy, a onetime prize-fighter resigned to backbreaking work on New York docks ruled by the iron fist of mob-connected, union boss Johnny Friendly. Nominated for twelve Oscars and winning eight, this thought-provoking and unforgettable melodrama follows Terry’s redemption and heroic struggle to bring down Friendly’s corrupt empire.