On the Waterfront (Blu-ray)

Winner of eight Academy Awards, this powerful, brilliantly performed saga focuses on the dreams, despair, and corruption of New York City longshoremen. Marlon Brando is ex-boxer Terry Malloy, who is driven to confront union corruption after growing close to a woman (Eva Marie Saint) whose brother was murdered for cooperating with authorities. Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb, and Karl Malden co-star under Elia Kazan's potent direction; scripted by Budd Schulberg. 108 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Region Free

Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Eva Marie Saint, Abe Simon, Arthur Keegan, Mike O'Dowd, Pat Hingle, Rebecca Sands, Rudy Bond, Leif Erickson, James Westerfield, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, John Hamilton, John Heldabrand, Don Blackman, Barry Macollum, Martin Balsam, Fred Gwynne, Nehemiah Persoff

Director: Sam Spiegel