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Poll: Face-Off: I could have been a contender!

A poll by rubyfruit76
In an homage to Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront, Martin Scorsese had De Niro's Jake La Motta, toward the end of Raging Bull, recite Brando's "I coulda been a contender" monologue. Of these two cinematic giants, which scene is your favorite?

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Discuss here.

Results of 786 votes:

  1. 1.

    Marlon Brando in "On The Waterfront" 1954 Columbia

     
    Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront
  2. 2.

    Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

     
    Robert De Niro in Raging Bull

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