"On The Waterfront" was clearly produced in an effort to justify director Elia Kazan's actions infront of the House Of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Behind the thin mask of his low budget film, Kazan displays his resoning in naming names to the government. Through his award-winning screenplay and cast of elite actors, Kazan made this symbolic film in effort to save his good name at a cruital point in his career.
On the surface, "On The Waterfront" is a extremly powerful drama. The film seems to be centered around the large corruption problems that are involved in unionism. …
