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1h 36min
Crime, Drama
04 Mar 1948 (USA)
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A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.

Director:

Jules Dassin

Writers:

Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald, Malvin Wald

Stars:

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
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	Barry Fitzgerald	...	Lt. Dan Muldoon
	Howard Duff	...	Frank Niles
	Dorothy Hart	...	Ruth Morrison
	Don Taylor	...	Det. Jimmy Halloran
	Frank Conroy	...	Captain Donahue
	Ted de Corsia	...	Willy Garzah (as Ted De Corsia)
	House Jameson	...	Dr. Lawrence Stoneman
	Anne Sargent	...	Mrs. Halloran
	Adelaide Klein	...	Mrs. Batory
	Grover Burgess	...	Mr. Batory
	Tom Pedi	...	Detective Perelli
	Enid Markey	...	Mrs. Hylton
	Mark Hellinger	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jean Adair	...	Little Old Lady (uncredited)
	Celia Adler	...	Dress Shop Proprietress (uncredited)
	Janie Alexander	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Joyce Allen	...	Shopgirl (uncredited)
	Beverly Bayne	...	Mrs. Stoneman (uncredited)
	Ralph Brooks	...	Detective (uncredited)
	Harris Brown	...	Harvey (uncredited)
	Ralph Bunker	...	Hoffman (uncredited)
	Walter Burke	...	Pete Backalis (uncredited)
	Alexander Campbell	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Retta Coleman	...	Crippled Girl (uncredited)
	G. Pat Collins	...	Charles Meade (uncredited)
	Curt Conway	...	Det. Nick (uncredited)
	Russ Conway	...	Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
	Grace Coppin	...	Miss Livingston (uncredited)
	William Cottrell	...	Bisbee (uncredited)
	Harold Crane	...	Man (uncredited)
	Sarah Cunningham	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Johnny Dale	...	Mr. Stillman (uncredited)
	Denise Doyle	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Paul Ford	...	Henry Fowler (uncredited)
	Andre D. Foster	...	Jeweler (uncredited)
	Donald Foster	...	Jeweler (uncredited)
	Kathleen Freeman	...	Stout Young Woman on Elevated Train (uncredited)
	Pearl Gaines	...	Mrs. Hylton's Maid (uncredited)
	Earle Gilbert	...	Banker (uncredited)
	Bruce Gordon	...	Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited)
	William E. Green	...	Man (uncredited)
	Raymond Greenleaf	...	City Editor (uncredited)
	James Gregory	...	Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)
	Bobby Gusehoff	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Chuck Hamilton	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Robert H. Harris	...	Druggist (uncredited)
	Stevie Harris	...	Billy Halloran (uncredited)
	Percy Helton	...	Street Cleaner (uncredited)
	Bern Hoffman	...	Wrestler (uncredited)
	Cavada Humphrey	...	Mother (uncredited)
	Edwin Jerome	...	Publisher (uncredited)
	Reggie Jouvain	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Nicholas Joy	...	Mr. McCormick (uncredited)
	Joseph Karney	...	Wrestler (uncredited)
	Kermit Kegley	...	Qualen (uncredited)
	Albert Kelley	...	Newsboy (uncredited)
	David Kermen	...	Patrolman (uncredited)
	Joe Kerr	...	Ned Harvey (uncredited)
	Judson Laire	...	Publisher (uncredited)
	Charles Latorella	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Maureen Latorella	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Perc Launders	...	Police Photographer (uncredited)
	Marion Leeds	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Judith Suzanne Locker	...	Girl (uncredited)
	George Lynn	...	Det. Fredericks (uncredited)
	John Marley	...	Managing Editor (uncredited)
	Diana Pat Marlow	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Norma Jane Marlow	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Margaret McAndrew	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Marsha McClelland	...	Girl (uncredited)
	John McQuade	...	Det. Dace Constantino (uncredited)
	Carl Milletaire	...	Young Man Who Confesses to Dexter Murder (uncredited)
	Virginia Mullen	...	Martha Swenson (uncredited)
	John Joseph Mulligan	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Arthur O'Connell	...	Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)
	Blanche Obronska	...	Mother (uncredited)
	David Opatoshu	...	Sgt. Dave Miller (uncredited)
	Nehemiah Persoff	...	Smiling Man Departing Subway (uncredited)
	Molly Picon	...	Soda-Selling Shopkeeper (uncredited)
	John Randolph	...	Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
	Anthony Rivers	...	Ed Garzah (uncredited)
	Amelia Romano	...	Shopgirl (uncredited)
	Clifford Sales	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Carole Selvester	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Richard W. Shankland	...	Blind Man (uncredited)
	George Sherwood	...	Patrolman (uncredited)
	Gregg Sherwood	...	(uncredited)
	Lee Shumway	...	Patrolman (uncredited)
	Ralph Simone	...	Old Gentleman (uncredited)
	Hester Sondergaard	...	Miss Owens (uncredited)
	Mildred Stronger	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Elliott Sullivan	...	Wrestlers' Trainer (uncredited)
	Charles Thompson	...	Ticket Taker (uncredited)
	Mervin Williams	...	Records Clerk (uncredited)
	Victor Zimmerman	...	Patrolman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jules Dassin

Written by

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Albert Maltz	...	(screenplay) &
Malvin Wald	...	(screenplay)

Malvin Wald	...	(story) (as Mr. Wald)

Produced by

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Jules Buck	...	associate producer
Mark Hellinger	...	producer

Music by

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Miklós Rózsa	...	(as Miklos Rozsa)
Frank Skinner

Cinematography by

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William H. Daniels

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director of photography (as William Daniels)

Editing by

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Paul Weatherwax

Art Direction by

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John DeCuir

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(as John F. DeCuir)

Set Decoration by

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Oliver Emert
Russell A. Gausman

Costume Design by

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Grace Houston

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(gowns)

Makeup Department

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Carmen Dirigo	...	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Gilbert Kurland

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production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Frank

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assistant director

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey	...	sound
Vernon W. Kramer	...	sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bert Anderson	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Howard Block	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Den Hokins	...	grip (uncredited)
Lew Swartz	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Roy Tripp	...	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joy Thorpe

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dress shop

Music Department

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Milton Schwarzwald	...	music supervisor
George Bassman	...	music director (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten	...	musician (uncredited)
Eugene Zador	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Mary Chaffee	...	script supervisor (uncredited)
Connie Earl	...	script supervisor (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
Empire Universal Films (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
General Film Distributors (GFD) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1949) (France) (theatrical) (as Universal Films S.A.)
Universal Films Argentina (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Nova Film (1950) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Distributors Corporation of America (DCA) (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (theatrical)
The Roan Group (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Kino Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Image Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Pidax Film (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
YouTube (2023) (United States) (video) (VOD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Western Electric (sound recording)
Mayor of New York City (expression of deep gratitude to: without his splendid cooperation this film could not have been made)
Police Commissioner of New York City (expression of deep gratitude to: without his splendid cooperation this film could not have been made)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Amid a semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, Jean Dexter, an attractive blonde model, is murdered in her apartment. Homicide detectives Dan Muldoon and Jimmy Halloran investigate. Suspicion falls on various shifty characters 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. The climax is a very rapid manhunt sequence. Filmed entirely on location in New York City. Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	national-film-registry falling-to-death murder new-york-city fire-escape See All (183) »
Taglines	RAW LIFE! REAL LIFE! RECKLESS LIFE! (re-release print ad - all caps) See more »
Genres	Crime Drama Film-Noir Mystery Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:PG Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Germany:16 Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:18 Norway:16 Philippines:R-13 Spain:A (ICAA) Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Not Rated United States:Approved United States:TV-14 (TV Rating) West Germany:12

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Also Known As	Homicide (United States) La cité sans voiles (France) Stadt ohne Maske (Germany) La ciudad desnuda (Spain) La città nuda (Italy) See more »
Runtime	96 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Williamsburg Bridge, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Most of the street scenes were shot on location in New York without the public's knowledge. Photographer William H. Daniels and his uncredited assistant Roy Tripp filmed people on the streets using a hidden camera from the back of an old moving van. Occasionally, a fake newsstand with a hidden camera inside was also set up on the sidewalk to secretly film the actors. Director Jules Dassin hired a juggler to distract the crowds and also hired a man to occasionally climb up on a light post and give a patriotic speech, while waving an American flag to get the crowd's attention. See more »
Goofs	During the end pursuit, Garzah walks past a plump, dark-haired lady in a floral dress, pushing a baby in a stroller. As Donahue pursues in a following scene, he passes the same woman, now walking without her baby carriage and her left hand bandaged. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Visions of Light (1992). See more »
Soundtracks	Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves) See more »
Crazy Credits	The opening credits are spoken by producer/narrator Mark Hellinger. No credits are seen on the screen. See more »
Quotes	[last lines] Narrator: There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them. See more »

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