Jules Dassin's Naked City /

Jules Dassin's Naked City /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures Company, 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, 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, Daniels, William H., Weatherwax, Paul
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Criterion Collection ; [2007]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 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.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Mystery > Feature.
Film noir > Feature.
Crime > Feature.
Mystery films.
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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.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.
Booklet: a new essay by Luc Sante and production notes from producer Mark Hellinger to Dassin.
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.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages)
Format:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1949: Oscar - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (William H. Daniels) ; Best Film Editing (Paul Weatherwax).
Production Credits:Cinematography, William Daniels ; editor, Paul Weatherwax ; art director, John F. DeCuir ; original music, Miklós Rózsa, Frank Skinner.
ISBN:1934121312
9781934121313