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Marlon Brando “So Furious At Being Dubbed For Italian ‘Waterfront’ He Stormed Out Of Premiere,” New Book Reveals


A new book reveals the star was attending the Italian premiere of 'On the Waterfront' when he was caught by surprise.

Marlon Brando attended the 1954 premiere The insight into the fury of cinema’s legendary angry young man has come from a book about the 1950’s Italian film industry by an American couple living in Rome at the time and mixing in glamorous movie industry circles. The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version. According to the book, Brando went to a nearby bar and was persuaded to return to the cinema in time for the end of the film, whereupon he stood up acknowledging the shouts of wild applause that greeted his performance.

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