| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion Collection ; 380 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 380.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
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Special features: Audio commentary by Naked City screenwriter Malvin Wald; a new video interview with NYU film professor Dana Polan; an analysis of the film's New York locations by "Celluloid Skyline" author James Sanders; footage of Jules Dassin from his 2004 appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; theatrical trailer; stills gallery. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, William Daniels ; editor, Paul Weatherwax ; art director, John F. DeCuir ; original music, Miklós Rózsa, Frank Skinner. |
| Cast |
Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Ted de Corsia, House Jameson, Anne Sargent, Adelaide Klein, Grover Burgess, Tom Pedi, Enid Markey. |
| Summary |
Jean Dexter is an attractive blonde model who is murdered in her New York City apartment. Homicide detectives Dan Muldoon and Jimmy Halloran investigate. Suspicion falls on various shifty people who all prove to have some connection with a string of apartment burglaries. Then a burglar is found dead who once had an elusive partner named Willie. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1949: Oscar - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (William H. Daniels) ; Best Film Editing (Paul Weatherwax). |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Murder victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Detective and mystery plays -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Criminal investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Apartment dwellers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Burglars -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Thieves -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Film noir.
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| Added Author |
Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008.
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Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947.
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Wald, Malvin.
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Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985.
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Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961.
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Duff, Howard, 1913-1990.
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Hart, Dorothy, 1922-2004.
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Taylor, Don, 1920-1998.
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Conroy, Frank, 1890-1964.
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De Corsia, Ted.
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Jameson, House.
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Sargent, Anne.
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Klein, Adelaide, 1901-1983.
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Burgess, Grover, 1892?-1948.
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Pedi, Tom, 1913-1996.
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Markey, Enid, 1890-1981.
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Daniels, William H. (William Hunter), 1956-
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Weatherwax, Paul.
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Universal Pictures Company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Jules Dassin's Naked City |
| ISBN |
1934121312 |
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9781934121313 |
| Standard No. |
715515022927 |
| Music No. |
CC1687D Criterion Collection |
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