The Naked City
1948 American crime procedural by Jules Dassin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Naked City (aka Naked City) is a 1948 American crime procedural produced by Mark Hellinger, directed by Jules Dassin, written by Albert Maltz and Malvin 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.
The Naked City | |
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Directed by | Jules Dassin |
Screenplay by | Albert Maltz Malvin Wald |
Story by | Malvin Wald |
Produced by | Mark Hellinger |
Starring | Barry Fitzgerald Howard Duff Dorothy Hart Don Taylor |
Narrated by | Mark Hellinger |
Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
Music by | Miklós Rózsa Frank Skinner |
Production company | Mark Hellinger Productions |
Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.4 million[1] |
Naked City received two Academy Awards, one for cinematography for William H. Daniels and another for film editing to Paul Weatherwax.[2] In 2007, the highly influential film[3] was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4]