The Public Eye (1992)

Directed by

Howard Franklin

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir, historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A news photographer in 1940s New York gets drawn into a murder case when his photos reveal a crime scene. He starts working with a nightclub owner, but their collaboration leads to danger.

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What happens

The Public Eye is a 1992 American crime thriller film produced by Sue Baden-Powell and written and directed by Howard Franklin, starring Joe Pesci and Barbara Hershey. Stanley Tucci and Richard Schiff appear in supporting roles. The film is loosely based on New York Daily News photographer Arthur "Weegee" Fellig, and some of the photos in the film were taken by Fellig. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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