De Waterfront Crime Commission staat op het punt publieke hoorzittingen te houden over vakbondsmisdaden en infiltratie ervan door de onderwereld. Terwijl de havenarbeiders tegen elkaar worden opgestookt, wordt Terry Malloy ongewild betrokken bij de moord op een mede havenarbeider.
Nee, helaas is De wrede haven nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | Jim Shields | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Leonard Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Production | George Justin | Production Manager |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Screenplay |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Camera | Boris Kaufman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Elia Kazan | Director |
| Production | Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Editing | Gene Milford | Editor |
| Writing | Malcolm Johnson | Idea |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Carlton Ryle | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flo Transfield | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Roche | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Herman | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Roberta Hodes | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Guy Thomajan | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Charles H. Maguire | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Original Story |
| Production | Samuel Rheiner | Producer's Assistant |
