Where to watch On the Bowery in the United States?

On the Bowery is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on OVID and The Criterion Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Prime Video.

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Watch the movie with a subscription on OVID and The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Prime Video.

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Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).

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Where to Watch On the Bowery (1956) in the US

1956
Not Rated
1h 5m
7.4IMDb
92%Rotten Tomatoes

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Watch the movie with a subscription on OVID and The Criterion Channel (HD).
Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
Rent the movie on Prime Video.

What it's about

By focusing on the lives of three down-and-out alcoholic transients, the film creates a wrenching portrait of the tragic hopelessness of life on "The Bowery" in New York City.

Cast and crew

Director: Lionel Rogosin
Writer: Richard Bagley, Lionel Rogosin, Mark Sufrin
Starring: Ray Salyer, Gorman Hendricks, Frank Matthews

Details

Release date: Jul 19, 1962
Language: English
Country: United States
Box office: $41,802
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total