Returning to the Leaving Cert Comparative Study, On the Waterfront is an emblematic tale of resistance, justice, and social corruption. Ex-prize fighter Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) unwittingly assists Friendly, the corrupt boss of the local Dockers Union, in the murder of a longshoreman who had spoken to the police. Plagued with guilt as he grows closer to the dead man’s sister Edie, Terry deliberates over the right action to take. Highly absorbing, tense drama, depicting Brando at his best as the tough yet vulnerable hero.