critic Michael Atkinson wrote, "... the movie's a moody piece of Wellesian chiaroscuro (shot by Max Greene, né Mutz Greenbaum) and an occasionally discomfiting underworld plunge, particularly when the mob-controlled wrestling milieu explodes into a kidney-punching donnybrook." In Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir, film critic Andrew Dickos acclaims it as one of the seminal noirs of the classical period, writing: "in a perfect fusion of mood and character, Dassin created a work of emotional power and existential drama that stands as a paradigm of noir pathos and despair." Preservation The Academy Film Archive preserved Night and the City in 2004. The British Lion Film Production Disc collection at the British Library includes music from the film soundtrack of Night and the City, upon which Adelaide Hall is featured. Release Night and the City was released in the United Kingdom in April 1950. The film was released as a Region 1 DVD in February 2005 as part of The Criterion Collection and in Region 2 by the BFI in October 2007. Both discs contained the U.S. version only. Criterion issued the film on Blu-ray as a two-disc edition containing both the U.S. and U.K. versions in August 2015. In September 2015, the BFI also released the film on Blu-ray, again containing both versions. Remake Night and the City, a 1992 film starring Robert De Niro, was based on the film. References Bibliography Harry Tomicek: Der Wahnsinnsläufer. Night and The City. von Jules Dassin, Kamera: Max Greene (1950). In: Christian Cargnelli, Michael Omasta (eds.): Schatten. Exil. Europäische Emigranten im Film Noir. PVS, Vienna 1997, . External links Night and the City: In the Labyrinth an essay by Paul Arthur at the Criterion Collection Night and the City essay by author Geoff Mayer at Film Noir of the Week. (the wrestling scene) 1950 films 1950 crime drama films 20th Century Fox films British black-and-white films British crime drama films Film noir Films scored by Franz Waxman Films directed by Jules Dassin Films set in London Films shot in London Professional wrestling films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films