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==Religion==
==Religion==
Terry Malloy, who under the inspiration of a Catholic priest (Father Barry) becomes a Christ-like figure. Betrayed by his brother and almost killed by the gang, he finds the strength to overcome and redeem his people from the slavery to the mobsters who run the waterfront.
Terry Malloy, who under the inspiration of a Catholic priest (Father Barry) becomes a Christ-like figure. Betrayed by his brother and almost killed by the gang, he finds the strength to overcome and redeem his people from the slavery to the mobsters who run the waterfront.
==Plot==
Terry, an ex-prizefighter, agrees to set up a meeting between a friend of his and thugs who intend to kill him for being a "canary" (informer). After Terry's friend plummets to his death from the rooftop, we meet the tough priest ([[Karl Malden]]) and the sister of the deceased, down from Tarrytown where she's studying with the sisters to become a teacher.
The rest of the movie centers on the priest's campaign to get someone to stand up to the mob brutality of John Friendly, corrupt boss of the longshoreman's union. After a meeting in the church, attendees are attacked by mobsters with pipes and baseball bats. One man agrees to testify, and the priest agrees to stick with this to the end.
However, this man is also murdered: the foreman causes a load of boxes to fall on him. The priest comes to give the last rites and turns it into a sermon condemning as a "[[crucifixion]]" acts such as oppressing the workers or keeping the code of D and D (remaining "deaf and dumb" to illegal acts). Terry stops one mobster from pelting the priest. Another man also threatens to take action if anyone else tries to stop the priest from speaking.
==Notes==
==Notes==