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While the City Sleeps
Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!
Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1956
7.0
89%
N/A
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer"
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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
19 Apr 1956
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Lang's most underrated movie.
– Steve Jenkins,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
While this journalistic jamboree is more flamboyant than probable, a tight and sophisticated script by Casey Robinson and a clutch of professional performances make While the City Sleeps a diverting and workmanlike fiction.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Plot intricacies are deftly interwoven, with director Fritz Lang doing a topflight job of balancing the ingredients without dragging the pace.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The story is a cynical twist on Lang's famous M.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
15 Oct 2014
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