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Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.
So says Terry Malloy, the longshoreman who testifies against his
union in “On the Waterfront.” The line, said by Marlon Brando, resonates all
through the picture because the story is about conscience and so is the story
behind the story. This was the film made in 1954 by Elia Kazan after he agreed
to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, named former
associates who were involved with the Communist Party and became a pariah in
left-wing circles.
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“On
the Waterfront” was, among other things, Kazan s justification for his decision
to testify. In the film, when a union boss shouts, “You ratted on us, Terry,”