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The Naked City

The Naked City

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

19487.21h 36m

Overview

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Directed by Jules Dassin
Written by Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald
Produced by Mark Hellinger
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Top Cast

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Lt. Dan Muldoon

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Frank Niles

Dorothy Hart

Dorothy Hart

Ruth Morrison

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Jimmy Halloran

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

Captain Donahue

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Willy Garzah

House Jameson

House Jameson

Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

Anne Sargent

Anne Sargent

Mrs. Halloran

Adelaide Klein

Adelaide Klein

Mrs. Batory

G

Grover Burgess

Mr. Batory

Themes & Keywords

new york citynarrationfilm noirmurderdocudramasemi-documentaryprocedural

About The Naked City

The Naked City is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1948 exploring themes of new york city, narration, film noir, murder, docudrama, semi-documentary. Directed by Jules Dassin, it stars Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart. After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

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