The Naked City - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Naked City"
The Naked City (1948)
Timing:
1:36 (96 min)
7.213/10
240
240
7.319/10
1382
1382
7.5/10
17000
17000
Film crew
Director
Producer
Mark Hellinger
Producer
Editor
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
Art Direction
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Costume Design
Grace Houston
Costume Design
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Associate Producer
Director of Photography
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Lew Schwartz
Camera Operator
Screenplay
Albert Maltz
Screenplay
Malvin Wald
Screenplay
Sound Designer
Leslie I. Carey
Sound Designer
Vernon W. Kramer
Sound Designer
Story
Malvin Wald
Story
What's left behind the scenes
- In 2007, the Library of Congress included the film in the National Film Registry.
- The ideas of the film formed the basis for the television series “Naked City” (1958–1963).
- A total of 107 different locations were used for filming the movie.
- The film crew worked inside a van equipped with glass transparent on only one side, allowing them to film the city while remaining invisible to passersby.
- The film uses the voice of the film's producer, Mark Hellinger, for voice-over narration.
- A significant portion of the location shooting took place on the streets of New York, with passersby unaware of what was happening. Cinematographer William H. Daniels and his assistant Roy Trip (uncredited) filmed people on the streets with a hidden camera from a dilapidated and unremarkable van moving around the city. Sometimes a newspaper kiosk set was placed on the sidewalk with a camera inside for covert filming of the actors. Director Jules Dassin specifically paid a street juggler to distract passersby from the fake newspaper stand, and occasionally hired someone to climb a lamppost and deliver a patriotic speech, waving an American flag – also to divert attention.
- Producer Mark Hellinger (whose voice is heard in narration) died of a heart attack before the film was released. In light of his death, the management of “Universal Pictures” was already preparing to abandon the film (and the money spent on shooting it), fearing it would flop at the box office. However, the deceased's relatives reminded “Universal Pictures” of a clause in Hellinger’s contract that guaranteed the film’s release. The studio management relented, and to everyone’s surprise, the film was successful and even won two “Oscars” (for best cinematography and best editing).
- A significant portion of the location shooting was done on the streets of New York, with passersby unaware of what was happening. Cinematographer William H. Daniels and his assistant Roy Tripp (uncredited) filmed people on the streets with a hidden camera from a dilapidated and unremarkable van that moved around the city. Sometimes a newspaper stand set was placed on the sidewalk with a camera inside for covertly filming the actors. Director Jules Dassin specifically paid a street juggler to distract passersby from the fake newspaper stand, and occasionally hired someone to climb a lamppost and deliver a patriotic speech, waving an American flag – also to divert attention.
Did you like the film?
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
