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Information
- Year
- 1948
- Runtime
- 96 min.
- Director
- Jules Dassin
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Film-Noir
- Rating *
- 7.6
- Votes *
- 9,874
- Checks
- 3,010
- Favs
- 214
- Dislikes
- 18
- Favs/checks
- 7.1% (1:14)
- Favs/dislikes
- 12:1
Top comments
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SimplyLove101
You really have to admire the style of it. It had such an interesting and lovely direction to it. Dassin and the cast did a nice job with this one. 11 years 1 month ago -
dombrewer
Dassin was a really wonderful director - "Rififi" and "Night and the City" are favourites - so I've been looking forward to seeing more of his films; I think this one stands comparison with those greats, partly because of the stunning Oscar winning B&W cinematography - shot on the streets of New York City, in a semi-documentary style, and a great omniscient and sometimes witty narration by producer Mark Hellinger which guides us through one of the "eight million stories" of the city - the police investigation into the murder of a model. A stylish, fascinating and unique film noir. 11 years 7 months ago -
MrE2Me
A brilliant and inspired crime/suspense/noir with documentary flourishes. A week in the life of New York City, as told through the investigation of a single homicide case. Exemplary filmmaking in every respect. 13 years 1 month ago
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This movie ranks #33 in Academy Award - Best Cinematography
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This movie ranks #50 in TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films
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This movie ranks #50 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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This movie ranks #99 in iCheckMovies's 1940s Top 100
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This movie ranks #368 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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This movie ranks #422 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #483 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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This movie ranks #587 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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This movie ranks #935 in Doubling the Canon
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