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Waterfront

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When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1950-07-26

Runtime: 80 mins

Director: Michael Anderson

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Waterfront

Production Companies: Paul Soskin Productions

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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