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Waterfront

THE DESIRES AND LONELINESS of seafaring men and their women!

1950 1h 20m 6.5Movie
Drama

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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Michael Anderson

Director

Paul Soskin

Screenplay

John Brophy

Novel

Top Cast

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Peter McCabe

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Mrs. McCabe

Avis Scott

Avis Scott

Nora McCabe

Susan Shaw

Susan Shaw

Connie McCabe

Robin Netscher

George Alexander McCabe

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Ben Satterthwaite

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Maurice Bruno

Olive Sloane

Mrs. Gibson

James Hayter

James Hayter

Ship's Captain

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Bill

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Engineer

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

Prison Officer

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Singer

Kathleen Boutall

Kathleen Boutall

Mrs. Duncan

John Boxer

Policeman (uncredited)

Tony Britton

Tony Britton

Deck-hand (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Reporter

Basil Cunard

Publican

Alexander Field

Mr. Simon (uncredited)

Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling

Police Sergeant

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