The Naked City (1948)

19481h 35mdir. Jules DassinUnited States of Americacrime filmmystery film

With Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Don Taylor, Ted de Corsia, David Opatoshu, Arthur O'Connell, Beverly Bayne, Dorothy Hart

Directed by Jules Dassin

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The Naked City (a.k.a. Naked City) is a 1948 American crime procedural produced by Mark Hellinger; directed by Jules Dassin; and written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald, from a story by Wald. Starring Barry Fitzgerald, with Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, and Don Taylor in support, the film depicts the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. It was shot almost entirely on location in New York City.

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