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1954 • Not Rated • 1h 48m • Crime, Drama • Columbia Pictures

The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!

🍅 99% 95% MC 91 LB 4.17 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Domestic total
$9.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$9.60M
$9K international
Budget$910K
1954 rank#9
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Cast & crew

Full Kazan filmography
Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Starring Karl Malden Karl Malden Starring Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb Starring Rod Steiger Rod Steiger Starring
ScreenplayBudd Schulberg Produced bySam Spiegel CinematographyBoris Kaufman Music byLeonard Bernstein StudioColumbia Pictures

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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