Eva Marie Saint on ON THE WATERFRONT
On the Waterfront • 11m
Although ON THE WATERFRONT was Eva Marie Saint’s first feature film, she had been a successful actor for years before landing the role of Edie Doyle, which earned her an Oscar. She later starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST and John Frankenheimer’s ALL FALL DOWN, among many other movies. This interview was conducted in September 2012.
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Elia Kazan on ON THE WATERFRONT
Film critic Richard Schickel conducted this interview with director Elia Kazan in 2001.
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Thomas Hanley on ON THE WATERFRONT
Thomas Hanley, who plays Tommy Collins in ON THE WATERFRONT, was, like many in the supporting cast, a nonactor from Hoboken, New Jersey, where the film was shot. After its release, Hanley became a longshoreman, which he remained until his retirement in 2009. In this interview, conducted in 2012, ...
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The History of ON THE WATERFRONT
In this interview, conducted in 2012, James T. Fisher, author of “On the Irish Waterfront: The Crusader, the Movie, and the Soul of the Port of New York,” discusses the historical basis for ON THE WATERFRONT, and how the film became intertwined with the events it depicts.
