Cry of the City

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Cry of the City is a 1948 film noir crime drama directed by Robert Siodmak, known for its gritty depiction of urban corruption and moral ambiguity in postwar New York City.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
basedOn The Chair for Martin Rome ⓘ
novel by Henry Edward Helseth ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographer Lloyd Ahern ⓘ
Lloyd Ahern Sr. ⓘ
composer Alfred Newman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts moral ambiguity ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
urban corruption ⓘ
director Robert Siodmak ⓘ
distributor 20th Century Fox ⓘ
editor Harmon Jones ⓘ
filmMovement classic film noir ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
police procedural film ⓘ
hasTheme crime and punishment ⓘ
fate and moral responsibility ⓘ
immigrant experience in urban America ⓘ
hasType feature film ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Lieutenant Candella ⓘ
Martin Rome ⓘ
musicBy Alfred Newman ⓘ
narrativeLocation New York City ⓘ
notableFor complex portrayal of criminal and police characters ⓘ
gritty depiction of postwar New York City ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf American film noir canon ⓘ
productionCompany 20th Century Fox ⓘ
productionDesignStyle gritty realism ⓘ
publicationDate 1948 ⓘ
releaseFormat theatrical release ⓘ
releaseYear 1948 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 95 ⓘ
screenwriter Ben Hecht ⓘ
Richard Murphy ⓘ
setInPeriod post-World War II era ⓘ
starring Debra Paget ⓘ
Fred Clark ⓘ
Hope Emerson ⓘ
Richard Conte ⓘ
Shelley Winters ⓘ
Victor Mature ⓘ

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