Most people identify the scene in the cab with Rod Steiger and Brando as the best scene in the film. It is a good scene but MY favorite scene in On The Waterfront has to be the speech Karl Malden gives in the hold of that ship. My absolute favorite film of all time.
I'm glad you brought this up. Yes, the cab scene with Steiger and Brando is very iconic. But On the Waterfront is so filled with scenes that reach out to people in individual ways. For some reason (I cannot explain why) I've always liked the scene early on where Friendly rants about how "we've got the fattest piers and the fattest harbor". Maybe this is why the movie features what I consider to be my favorite Lee J. Cobb performance.
You know, I have to say, I've always had mixed feelings about Spike. Some stuff I really liked, others I really didn't. But listening to him talk right here...... He really is Good and I bet his best stiff is still ahead of him!
Spike Lee reveals his capacity for most generous appreciation of the work of an admired colleague, Elia Kazan, and showing a most admirable side of his personality in so doing.
Its good to have Spike around to tell us all I just wish more would be said about the great ( he even thought so) Leonard Bernstein a great emotional score Bernstein scored very few...films
Clearly Kazan made this film as him trying to justify his own actions in ratting on his friends and colleagues by suggesting the nobility and honour of being a grass. I assume he was trying, in some way, to justify his own actions. He failed miserably. Pity, it is a good film.
On the waterfront was not about Hoboken but more about Chelsea, New York in the 1940s-50s, that was the corrupt and predominantly Irish neighborhood of Chelsea in those days.
Its an wonderful Film about an important chapter in American history and American Culture, You say its Chelsea, I am Irish but I confess ignorance to the locations of the Italian, Irish, Jewish etc gangs back in 1930`s 40`s, New York. Its a fascinating period in American History.
Love this movie. And one of the few times I have been impressed with Brando (yeah, I know--heresy!). And while I identify as a leftist, I thought it ridiculous that many in Hollywood turned on Kazan for making an anti-union movie (it was one union, and a fair portrayal of union corruption of said times). Everything perfect about this movie.
Most people identify the scene in the cab with Rod Steiger and Brando as the best scene in the film. It is a good scene but MY favorite scene in On The Waterfront has to be the speech Karl Malden gives in the hold of that ship. My absolute favorite film of all time.
I'm glad you brought this up. Yes, the cab scene with Steiger and Brando is very iconic. But On the Waterfront is so filled with scenes that reach out to people in individual ways. For some reason (I cannot explain why) I've always liked the scene early on where Friendly rants about how "we've got the fattest piers and the fattest harbor". Maybe this is why the movie features what I consider to be my favorite Lee J. Cobb performance.
Movie is full of iconic moments, in fact the whole movie is iconic from start to finish.
The crucifixion scene literally broke my heart..
Karl malden was a true star
@@Setebos lee j cobb a wonderful actor
I loved Do The Right Thing; one of my favorite movies.Great director and story teller.God Bless, Spike!
You know, I have to say, I've always had mixed feelings about Spike. Some stuff I really liked, others I really didn't. But listening to him talk right here...... He really is Good and I bet his best stiff is still ahead of him!
Spike Lee reveals his capacity for most generous appreciation of the work of an admired colleague, Elia Kazan, and showing a most admirable side of his personality in so doing.
great director...spike deserves an academy award..
Not only is Spike Lee a great filmmaker, he is a great observer & commentor... he is a National teasure
On the Waterfront is the greatest American film ever made, IMHO.
Agree! In my humble opinon, too
The Godfather is the greatest film ever made
I might pick The Searchers, but this is a great choice..
Brando made it great film but not the greatest in my humble opinion and the citizen Kane was greatest film ever made.
Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Touch of Evil, The Searchers, Some Like it Hot, Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver, 2001: A Space Odyssey…
Its good to have Spike around to tell us all
I just wish more would be said about the great ( he even thought so) Leonard Bernstein
a great emotional score Bernstein scored very few...films
Brando putting on her glove was symbolically holding her hand.
I totally agree. Spike Lee deserves an academy award. Thank you for putting this up and peace to Robert Osborne for having Spike Lee on TCM!
Absolutely!
Clearly Kazan made this film as him trying to justify his own actions in ratting on his friends and colleagues by suggesting the nobility and honour of being a grass. I assume he was trying, in some way, to justify his own actions. He failed miserably. Pity, it is a good film.
spike lee got robbed in 1992 he shouldve won director easy
For the epic MALCOLM X? agree 1000% glad he got it twice, honourary @the Governors Ball 5 ago and officially for BlacKKKlansman
Too bad he didn’t have that poster with him so Brando could’ve signed it over the phone. 🤔
1:34 i didnt know the mob threatened the whole crew haha
inah anything related to the mob threatened to expose them, remember at the time the Italian mob didn’t officially exist
Best movie specially heattouch scenes ausome you brando
On the waterfront was not about Hoboken but more about Chelsea, New York in the 1940s-50s, that was the corrupt and predominantly Irish neighborhood of Chelsea in those days.
Its an wonderful Film about an important chapter in American history and American Culture, You say its Chelsea, I am Irish but I confess ignorance to the locations of the Italian, Irish, Jewish etc gangs back in 1930`s 40`s, New York. Its a fascinating period in American History.
Love this movie. And one of the few times I have been impressed with Brando (yeah, I know--heresy!). And while I identify as a leftist, I thought it ridiculous that many in Hollywood turned on Kazan for making an anti-union movie (it was one union, and a fair portrayal of union corruption of said times). Everything perfect about this movie.
They had turned on Kazan before this, his reputation is still severely tarnished.
@@alansbinnie1446 True but On the Waterfront was the real point of no return (my own opinion).
I thought 1938, he was giving names to the gov, of so called communist,,, now look they r anti American, instead then of pro American…
Never liked that film maybe times have changed but I found it way too overdriven for an alpha male character sudy
It's heavy-handed, kinda hokey in hindsight. Brando's good but that taxi scene is way overrated imo
Unsuspecting fools