Movie Description The story is based on facts about a young woman who is brutally murdered in the streets of New York City and the subsequent manhunt for her killer, who eventually leads the police to a ring of thieves. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Motion Picture Story. Academy Awards: Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography, Best Film Editing.
| Credits | | Producer: | Mark Hellinger | | Cast: | Barry Fitzgerald, Enid Markey, House Jameson, Ted De Corsia, Tom Pedi |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 0 Encoding Keep Case, Narrator/producer Mark Hellinger was a former journalist. "The Naked City" was his last feature film.
The film was was the inspiration for the TV series, "Naked City."
Director Jules Dassin remembers: "For about ten years I was refugee from 'Naked City.' You name the metropolis, I was asked to do a 'Naked City' there."
During the McCarthy period, Dassin was blacklisted in the US and went on to direct films in Europe.
Additional cast: Anne Sargent (Mrs. Halloran), Adelaide Klein (Mrs. Batory), Grover Burgess (Mr. Batory), and Tom Pedi (Detective Parelli). The body of the dead blonde is supposedly played by Shelley Winters, but this is uncredited.
Film debuts for actors David Opatashu, James Gregory, and Nehemiah Persoff.
Editorial Reviews "...Still fun to watch and also a great cross-reference for HEAT..." USA Today - Mike Clark (12/15/1995)
"Realistic, reluctant to sensationalize, it captures the city's hustle and bustle, tracking a murder investigation with detail and humour." Total Film - Daniel Webb (04/01/2004)
"A marvelous time capsule of bustling New York just before newfangled TV began keeping folks indoors." USA Today - Mike Clark (03/23/2007)
"THE NAKED CITY wears its neo-neo realism on its sleeve..." Sight and Sound - Tom Charity (07/01/2007)
Awards 1948Academy AwardsBest CinematographyWilliam Daniels, 1948Academy AwardsBest Film Editing
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