The naked city

The naked city

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...

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Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures Company, Universal-International (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947, Wald, Malvin, Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985, Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008, Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961, Duff, Howard, Hart, Dorothy, 1922-2004, Taylor, Don, 1920-1998, Conroy, Frank, 1890-1964, De Corsia, Ted, Jameson, House, Sargent, Anne, Klein, Adelaide, 1901-1983, Burgess, Grover, 1892?-1948, Pedi, Tom, 1913-1996, Markey, Enid, 1890-1981, Daniels, William, 1900-1970, Weatherwax, Paul, Sante, Luc, Polan, Dana B., 1953-, Sanders, James, 1955-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Edition:[Fullscreen].
Series:Criterion collection
Subjects:
Murder victims > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Criminal investigation > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Apartment dwellers > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Burglars > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Detectives > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Thieves > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama
Detective and mystery films
Crime films
Film noir
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films
Fiction films
National Film Registry.
Item Description:
  • Booklet: a new essay by Luc Sante and production notes from producer Mark Hellinger to Dassin.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.
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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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1949: Oscar - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (William H. Daniels) ; Best Film Editing (Paul Weatherwax) ; Named to the National Film Registry in 2007 by the Library of Congress.
Production Credits:Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Paul Weatherwax ; art director, John F. DeCuir ; original music, Miklós Rózsa, Frank Skinner.
ISBN:1934121312
9781934121313
Participant or Performer: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.
Language:Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.
FOLIO link:View instance in FOLIO

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