THE NAKED CITY (1948)
Special Features: 75th Anniversary. Intro by film historian Foster Hirsch on Oct. 22
This landmark crime movie, producer Mark Hellinger's hardboiled tribute to his beloved Big Apple, peels away all the stylistic melodramatics common to noir to present Hollywood's first true policier. The scrupulously researched writing by Malvin Wald and vivid location photography by Oscar® winner William Daniels combined to make this one of the most influential Hollywood films of all time, and the template for thousands of cop shows to come. Starring Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Don Taylor, Dorothy Hart and a very scary Ted de Corsia. (Note courtesy of the Film Noir Foundation.) DIR Jules Dassin; SCR Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald, from his story; PROD Mark Hellinger. U.S., 1948, b&w, 96 min. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, October 20, 2023
Genre: Film noir
