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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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Summary

The Naked City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,837 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4]
  • Director: Jules Dassin[5]
  • Screenwriter: Albert Maltz[6]
  • Composer: Miklós Rózsa[7]
  • Genre: crime film[8], mystery film[9], documentary film[10], drama film[11], film noir[12]
  • Cast member: Barry Fitzgerald[13], Howard Duff[14], Don Taylor[15], Ted de Corsia[16], David Opatoshu[17], Arthur O'Connell[18], Beverly Bayne[19], Dorothy Hart[20], Frank Conroy[21], Enid Markey[22], James Gregory[23], Jean Adair[24], Kathleen Freeman[25], Mark Hellinger[26]
  • Producer: Mark Hellinger[27]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: William H. Daniels[29]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Commons category: The Naked City (film)[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[34], 86%[35], 74/100[36]
  • Color: black-and-white[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: March 3, 1948[39], March 4, 1948[40], April 28, 1948[41]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: New York City[44]
  • Filming location: New York City[45]
  • Film editor: Paul Weatherwax[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story[47], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[48], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[49]
  • Title: The Naked City[50]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[51]
  • Duration: 96 minutes[52]

Why It Matters

The Naked City has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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].

Related Entities

Barry Fitzgerald film Jules Dassin Miklós Rózsa Netflix New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', '
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 47936
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  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 29015
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → John DeCuir, Sr.
    Publication date → +1948-03-03T00:00:00Z, +1948-03-04T00:00:00Z, +1948-04-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Albert Maltz
    Part of → National Film Registry
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