Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Ghulam [1998] - On The Waterfront [1954]


              
Ghulam (Hindi: ग़ुलाम, Urdu: غلام, translation: Slave) is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Aamir Khan. The film was inspired by Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954). It is the second remake of On the Waterfront after Kabzaa starring Sanjay Dutt. Ghulam did moderately well at the box office and was declared an Above Average Grosser.
Directed byVikram Bhatt
Mukesh Bhatt
Produced byMukesh Bhatt
Story byAnjum Rajabali
StarringAamir Khan
Rani Mukerji
Deepak Tijori
Sharat Saxena
Music byJatin-Lalit
CinematographyDharma Teja
Editing byWaman Bhonsle
Distributed byVishesh Films
Release date(s)June 19, 1998
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi




On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film about union violence and corruption among longshoremen. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint. The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on a series of articles written in the New York Sun by Malcolm Johnson.
The film received eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. It is Leonard Bernstein's only original film score not adapted from a stage production with songs.
On the Waterfront' was based on a 24-part series of articles in the New York Sun by Malcolm Johnson, titled "Crime on the Waterfront". The series won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. The stories detailed widespread corruption, extortion and racketeering on the waterfront of Manhattan and Brooklyn
Directed byElia Kazan
Produced bySam Spiegel
Written byBudd Schulberg
StarringMarlon Brando
Music byLeonard Bernstein
CinematographyBoris Kaufman, ASC
Editing byGene Milford
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date(s)July 28, 1954
Running time108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$910,000 (est.)
Box office$9,600,000

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