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The production of the movie “On the Waterfront” started in 1954, and it was given a little chance of success by the critics, claiming that the story was of no real interest. Elia Kazanjoglou, was born in Constantinople (Turkey) in 1909, son of Greek immigrant parents who came to America when he was a small child; he became a dedicated Communist after his college years, and he eventually repudiated Communism and the Soviet Union, opposing the totalitarian form of Marxism. “On the Waterfront” was shot in New Jersey and in black and white giving the film an original oppressed look and adding to the intensity of its subject. The film itself is about a longshoreman and ex-prize fighter who confronts the corrupt leaders who run the dockers lives, in a challenge to expose their criminal acts. Terry Malloy