The Naked City (1948)
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film, film noir, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 285 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Police detectives investigate the murder of a young model in New York City. The story follows their methodical work as they track down leads through the city's streets and buildings.
grittydocumentary-stylenoirdeliberateatmosphericurbanhardboiled
What happens
The Naked City (a.k.a. Naked City) is a 1948 American crime procedural produced by Mark Hellinger; directed by Jules Dassin; and written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald, from a story by Wald. Starring Barry Fitzgerald, with Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, and Don Taylor in support, the film depicts the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. It was shot almost entirely on location in New York City. Naked City received two Academy Awards, one for cinematography for William H. Daniels and another for film editing to Paul Weatherwax. In 2007, the highly influential film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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