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The Naked City

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

7.2(295)19481h 36m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • new york city
  • narration
  • film noir
  • murder
  • docudrama
  • semi-documentary
  • procedural

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Director

Jules Dassin

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRNew York City, New York3 Mar 1948
    • Theatrical4 Mar 1948
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1229 Nov 1949
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical22 Jun 1950
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1511 Mar 1948

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The Naked City was released on 4 March 1948.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    JPV852

    8/29/2020

    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**

  • G

    griggs79

    11/14/2024

    4/10

    By being filmed on the streets of New York, _Naked City_ is a film that earnestly attempts to bring a sense of realism to the noir genre. This ambitious attempt, however, falls short of the mark, lacking the grit and charm that define true noir, and becomes painfully melodramatic. Its effort at authenticity is marred by its excessive voiceover, as Brian Cox's character in _Adaptation._ warned: "And God help you if yo…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/20/2024

    7/10

    There's quite an affecting documentary feel to this film as "Lt. Muldoon" (Barry Fitzgerald) investigates the drowning of model "Jean" in what should have been the safety of her New York apartment. This cop is no slouch and is quickly dragging his newbie sidekick "Jimmy" (Don Taylor) all over the place in search of clues. Suspicion initially falls on the woman's close friend "Niles" (Howard Duff) but the police are p…

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