The Naked City

1948 film by Jules Dassin
Movie film Q1587353
The Naked City
"Copyrighted 1947 – Universal Pictures Co. INC." · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Naked City

Summary

The Naked City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Naked City received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3].
  • The Naked City received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].
  • The Naked City's image is recorded as Naked City (1947 poster).jpg[5].
  • The Naked City's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Naked City's director is recorded as Jules Dassin[7].
  • The Naked City's screenwriter is recorded as Albert Maltz[8].
  • The Naked City's composer is recorded as Miklós Rózsa[9].
  • The Naked City's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • The Naked City's genre is recorded as mystery film[11].
  • The Naked City's genre is recorded as documentary film[12].
  • The Naked City's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • The Naked City's genre is recorded as film noir[14].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Barry Fitzgerald[15].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Howard Duff[16].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Don Taylor[17].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Ted de Corsia[18].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as David Opatoshu[19].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Arthur O'Connell[20].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Beverly Bayne[21].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Hart[22].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Frank Conroy[23].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Enid Markey[24].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as James Gregory[25].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Jean Adair[26].
  • The Naked City's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Freeman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Naked City's producer is recorded as Mark Hellinger[28]. Its director is recorded as Jules Dassin[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Albert Maltz[8]. Cast members include Barry Fitzgerald[15], Howard Duff[16], Don Taylor[17], Ted de Corsia[18], David Opatoshu[19], and Arthur O'Connell[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1948-03-03T00:00:00Z[29], +1948-03-04T00:00:00Z[30], and +1948-04-28T00:00:00Z[31]. The Naked City's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include crime film[10], mystery film[11], documentary film[12], drama film[13], and film noir[14]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4], an Academy Awards[34], in United States[35], founded in 1935[36]. Reviews include 7.6/10[37], 86%[38], and 74/100[39].

Why It Matters

The Naked City ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did The Naked City receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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