---
title: 'The Naked City (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jules Dassin'
released: '1948-03-03'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-naked-city-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040636/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Naked City (1948)

1948 · 96 min · Documentary, Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Naked City is a 1948 American crime procedural produced by Mark Hellinger; directed by Jules Dassin; and written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald, from a story by Wald. Starring Barry Fitzgerald, with Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, and Don Taylor in support, the film depicts the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. It was shot almost entirely on location in New York City.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Mark Hellinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hellinger)
- **Director:** [Jules Dassin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-dassin)
- **Screenplay:** [Albert Maltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-maltz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Paul Weatherwax](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weatherwax)

## Cast

- [Jean Adair](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-adair)
- [Walter Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-burke)
- [Arthur O'Connell](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-o-connell)
- [James Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gregory)
- [David Opatoshu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-opatoshu)
- [Nicholas Joy](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-joy)
- [Dorothy Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-hart)
- [Kathleen Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-freeman)
- [Frank Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-conroy)
- [Enid Markey](https://cinepixo.com/people/enid-markey)
- [Don Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-taylor)
- [Beverly Bayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/beverly-bayne)
- [Barry Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-fitzgerald)
- [Howard Duff](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-duff)
- [Mark Hellinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hellinger)

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