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The Naked City

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Original title

The Naked City

Year

1948

Running time

91 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jules Dassin

Screenwriter

Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald. Story: Malvin Wald

Cast

Music

Miklós Rózsa, Frank Skinner

Cinematography

William H. Daniels (B&W)

Producer

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Genre

Film noir. Thriller | Crime. Cop Movies

Synopsis

In New York, the model Jean Dexter is found dead in the bathtub of her apartment apparently after committing suicide. However, the coroner realizes that she was actually murdered with a simulation of suicide, and the experienced Homicide Lieutenant Detective Dan Muldoon initiates his investigations with Detective Jimmy Halloran and his team, and the prime suspect becomes Jean's friend Frank Niles, who he an alibi but tells many lies in his statement.

Rankings Position

#63 Best Film Noir Movies
#88 Best Movies of the '40s
#93 Best Thrillers in the history of film
#109 Best Crime Movies

Awards: 1948: 2 Academy Awards: Best Cinematography B&W, Editing. 3 Nominations7

1948: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film

1948: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay

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Critics' reviews

"Nearly 50 years later, 'The Naked City‘s' Oscar-winning cinematography and editing still have resonance."

Entertainment Weekly
"Perhaps the best thing about Naked City is that it does justice to that source material. At times, it rivals Weegee's best work in its harsh, unsentimental portrayal of New York as a city with a dark side"

Nathan Rabin: AV Club
"The drab script is by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald; the film is visually impressive only."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"A first-rate police thriller (1948) directed by Jules Dassin when he was still in his prime and before he was blacklisted, shot memorably in New York locations."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader

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84 My Favorite Noir Movies (57)

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