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Marlon Brando in ‘On the Waterfront.’ Sabato (Sal) Catucci saw himself in the same light as the star of the classic film.

 

By John Marzulli, New York Daily News

He called himself the “last of the Marlon Brandos” on the waterfront.

Sabato (Sal) Catucci saw himself in the same light as the star of the classic film “On The Waterfront” which documented the pervasive corruption on the piers.

Catucci was a colorful and powerful figure on the docks, getting around on a customized Harley when he wasn’t being driven in a stretch limousine.

While Brando’s film character, Terry Malloy, is a dockworker who finds redemption by testifying against a dirty union boss, Catucci’s dealings with the mob-busting Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor have often been contemptuous.

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