Summary
"There are eight million stories in the Naked City," as the narrator immortally states at the close of this breathtakingly vivid film - and this is one of them. Master noir craftsman Jules Dassin and newspaperman-cum-producer Mark Hellinger's dazzling police procedural, The Naked City, was shot entirely on location in New York. As influenced by Italian neorealism as American crime fiction, this double Academy Award winner, The Naked City remains a benchmark for naturalism in noir, living and breathing in the promises and perils of the Big Apple, from its lowest depths to its highest skyscrapers.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 380. |
| Subjects |
Murder victims
-- New York (State)
-- New York
-- Drama.
Detectives -- 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. New York (N.Y.) -- Drama. Crime films. Feature films. Fiction films. Detective and mystery films. Film noir. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Irvington, N.Y.?] :Criterion Collection,2007 |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Jules Dassin's Naked City |
| Contributors |
Dassin, Jules,
1911-2008. Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947. Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985. Wald, Malvin. Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961. Duff, Howard 1913-1990. 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. Universal Pictures Company. Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
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. |
| Other Contributors |
Cinematography, William Daniels ; original music, Miklós Rózsa, Frank Skinner ; art director, John F. DeCuir ; editor, Paul Weatherwax. |
| Language |
English With optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from videodisc label. At head of container title: Jules Dassin's. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Special features include: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by screenwriter Malvin Wald; a new video interview with NYU film professor Dana Polan; an analysis of the film's New York locations by James Sanders; footage of Jules Dassin from his 2004 appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; theatrical trailer; stills gallery. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; NTSC; 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). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| ISBN | 1934121312 9781934121313 |
| Other | Classic View |