Drama Crime Romance
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Jack Warden
Charles Malik
Val Avery
Brother
Robert F. Simon
George Nordmann
Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler
John Kellogg
Detective
Ruby Dee
Lucy Tyler
David Clarke
Wallace
Ruth White
Katherine Nordmann
Roy Glenn
Stevedore (uncredited)
Kathleen Maguire
Ellen Wilson
Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Price
Charles Jordan
Old Stevedore (uncredited)
William A. Lee
Davis
Ralph Bell
Night Boss (uncredited)
Mike Dana
Detective (uncredited)
Mike O'Dowd
Malick's Henchman (uncredited)
Lucky Kargo

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