A classic film noir directed by robert siodmak, starring shelley winters, victor mature and richard conte'. '.strtoupper('a') masterpiece of law and disorder, robert siodmak's film noir classic depicts a timeless battle of good versus evil on the streets of new york'. '.strtoupper('c')harismatic criminal, martin rome richard conte is on the run from lieutenant candella victor mature, a dogged cop and one time friend'. '.strtoupper('t')he two nemeses go head to head in a tense game of cat and mouse, leading to a dramatic showdown'. '.strtoupper('i')nsolent, menacing yet darkly charming, conte is magnificent, whilst mature gives a career best performance as the unsettlingly obsessed detective'. '.strtoupper('c')ry of the city boasts a glorious gallery of shady figures, from a lawyer oozing corruption to a memorably sadistic masseuse, whilst the film's steely realism is enhanced by flourishes of noir stylisation, anticipating the films of martin scorsese'. '.strtoupper('s')pecial features original theatrical trailer audio commentary with adrian martin adrian wootton on cry of the city 2016 a newly filmed appreciation by the critic and chief executive of film london fully illustrated booklet with credits and newly commissioned essays us 1948 black and white english language, with optional hard of hearing subtitles 92 minutes original aspect ratio 1.371 dvd9 dolby digital 2.0 mono audio 192kbps region 2 cert 12 review guardian'a classic awaiting rediscovery' geoff andrew'rome's minestrone serving mama and tearaway little brother tony could have come straight from a scorsese movie' time out running time 92 minutes region region 2 release date 22 aug'. '.strtoupper('2')016