Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Kabzaa (The Capture) [1988] - On The Waterfront [1954]


Kabzaa is a 1988 Bollywood action/drama film starring Sanjay Dutt, Raj Babbar and Paresh Rawal. This movie is a remake of the 1954 American hit On the Waterfront starring Marlon Brando.
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Produced byNanabhai Bhatt
Written bySalim Khan
StarringSanjay Dutt,
Amrita Singh,
Raj Babbar,
Paresh Rawal,
Alok Nath
Music byRajesh Roshan
Release date(s)1988

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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