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The Naked City

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7.2/10 • 252

1948-03-041h 36m

CrimeMysteryThriller

The soul of a city. Her glory stripped! Her passion bared!

The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.

Directors
Jules Dassin
Editors
Paul Weatherwax

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Barry Fitzgerald

    Barry Fitzgerald

    Lt. Dan Muldoon

  2. Howard Duff

    Howard Duff

    Frank Niles

  3. Dorothy Hart

    Dorothy Hart

    Ruth Morrison

  4. Don Taylor

    Don Taylor

    Jimmy Halloran

  5. Frank Conroy

    Frank Conroy

    Captain Donahue

  6. Ted de Corsia

    Ted de Corsia

    Willy Garzah

  7. House Jameson

    House Jameson

    Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

  8. Anne Sargent

    Anne Sargent

    Mrs. Halloran

  9. Adelaide Klein

    Adelaide Klein

    Mrs. Batory

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JPV852

Aug 29, 2020

8/10

Entertaining crime-drama featuring some great NYC locales and the performance from Barry Fitzgerald was fun. Not a great film noir so can't say it's a classic in my book, but still a well done film from the 1940s. 3.75/5

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
new york citynarrationfilm noirmurderdocudramasemi-documentaryprocedural