Waterfront
6.4
“THE DESIRES AND LONELINESS of seafaring men and their women!”
When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.
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Cast
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Robert Newton
Peter McCabe
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Oliver Twist
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. McCabe
Known for
Scrooge
Cast a Dark Shadow
Avis Scott
Nora McCabe
Also in
To Have and to Hold
Paid to Kill
Susan Shaw
Connie McCabe
Known for
It Always Rains on Sunday
Robin Netscher
George Alexander McCabe
Also in
Uncle Silas
The Dragon of Pendragon Castle
Richard Burton
Ben Satterthwaite
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Kenneth Griffith
Maurice Bruno
Known for
Shaka Zulu
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Olive Sloane
Mrs. Gibson
Known for
Under Capricorn
James Hayter
Ship's Captain
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Oliver!
Charles Victor
Bill
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
49th Parallel
Michael Brennan
Engineer
Known for
Thunderball
They Made Me a Fugitive
Allan Jeayes
Prison Officer
Known for
The Four Feathers
The Thief of Bagdad
Michael Anderson Director · Paul Soskin Screenplay John Brophy Author
United States release February 1, 1952 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Paul Soskin Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 26, 1950
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 1952
Theatrical
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