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Naked City (The) (Blu-ray) (1948)
The Most Exciting Story of the World's Most Exciting City!Director: Jules Dassin
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by screenwriter Malvin Wald
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Extras:Interview with author James Sanders (26:06)
Interview with NYU film professor Dana Polan (28:11)
Footage of Jules Dassin from his 2004 appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (40:45)
Stills Gallery (5:42) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Comes with a 14-page liner notes booklet with an essay by Luc Sante and production notes from producer Mark Hellinger to Dassin. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by screenwriter Malvin Wald
"New York and The Naked City" documentary (39:41)
Jules Dassin at LACMA (52:01)
"The Hollywood Ten" 1950 documentary short (14:44)
Stills Gallery (1:07)
Trailer (1:52)
Bonus Trailers
- Brute Force (2:15)
- Rififi (2:46)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 40-page booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE "Brute Force"
DISC TWO "The Naked City"
* The Film
Audio commentary by David Cairns featuring Steven McNicoll and Francesca Dymond
"The Pulse of the City" visual essay by Eloise Ross (16:21)
"The Hollywood Ten" 1950 documentary short (14:44)
"Jules Dassin at LACMA" interview with Bruce Goldstein (52:00)
"New York and The Naked City" history of NYC on the big screen by Amy Taubin (39:43)
Production Stills (10:20)
Trailer (1:52)
Bonus Trailers
- Brute Force (2:16)
- Rififi (2:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfers from 4K restorations.
Two keep cases in a slipbox which includes a 58-page illustrated booklet featuring writing on the films by Alastair Philips, Barry Salt, Sergio Angelini, Andrew Graves, Richard Brooks and Frank Krutnik, and reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US release and the UK "Tales from the Urban Jungle" set for the differing exclusive extras.
A visual comparison of the Arrow Blu-ray and Criterion's 2007 DVD can be found in our review of the Arrow disc, here.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - includes preface of restoration description screens (98:44)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (95:56)
- Blu-ray B Tales from the Urban Jungle United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - including 1:17 of restoration notes preceding the feature (98:24)
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 23/10/14
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 16/05/21UPDATE LOG:
24/10/14: Initial entry.
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29/10/14: Added DVDBeaver link.
04/09/20: Added US.
17/09/20: Capsaholic.
16/05/21: Added UK Tales.
16/05/21: Corrected overall.
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