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attempt to explain organized crime, urban life, working people, and the role of

government in the lives of people in the 1940s. These two movies share many

similarities and differences form both a thematic and artistic standpoint. They also shed

some light on a part of American history that is not fully understood. It is in light of

these facts and observations that the movie, On the Waterfront is a more satisfying film

In both movies, the general theme is the same. That theme is the role of

organized crime in American cities. Although they tell stories of different aspects of

mob involvement on a different part of society, the basic idea is constant, involvement of

the mob in everyday life of American society.

Artistically these two movies varied greatly, with good reason I might add.

On the Waterfront was releases in 1954, somewhat primitive times in the world of movie

making, and the Godfather was made in the mid-seventies, it is only reasonable to expect

that with the changing times comes changing technology, and therefore changing styling

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