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
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
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)
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