| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 380.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
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Booklet: a new essay by Luc Sante and production notes from producer Mark Hellinger to Dassin. |
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Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; 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; booklet. |
| 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. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, William Daniels ; editor, Paul Weatherwax ; art director, John F. DeCuir ; original music, Miklos Rozsa, Frank Skinner. |
| 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. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1949: Oscar - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (William H. Daniels) ; Best Film Editing (Paul Weatherwax). |
| Subject |
Murder victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Detectives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Apartment dwellers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Burglars -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Films for the hearing impaired -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1949.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Film noir.
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| Added Author |
Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947.
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Wald, Malvin.
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Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985.
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Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008.
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Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961.
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Duff, Howard.
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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.
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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 |
Naked City |
| ISBN |
1934121312 |
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9781934121313 |
| Standard No. |
715515022927 |
| Music No. |
CC1687D Criterion Collection |
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