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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Predicate Object
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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Richard Conte notableWork Cry of the City