Actors: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Carroll O’Connor, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper
Directors: Alex March, Arthur Hiller, Buzz Kulik, Elliot Silverstein, John Brahm
Number of discs: 29
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
DVD Release Date: November 5, 2013
Run Time: 6063 minutes
Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars
“Naked City” is a show that I only was introduced to within the last year. This show has never been released as a complete series, but thanks to Image Entertainment this is the first time ever we can experience the complete series on DVD. This collection includes all 4 seasons, consisting of 138 episodes, on 29 DVDs from the acclaimed Emmy Award-winning classic TV series. “Naked City” is sharply written, contains an amazing collection of talent and also delivers an beautiful yet gritty black and white New York City. I loved revisiting this show and look forward to finally having all the episodes together in one collection.
The guest stars include tons of great talent including: Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Carroll O’Connor, William Shatner, Burgess Meredith, Robert Duvall, Ed Asner, Rip Torn, Peter Falk, Claude Rains, Leslie Nielsen, Walter Matthau, Dennis Hopper, Barry Morse, Brett Somers, Roddy McDowall, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Mickey Rooney, Martin Sheen, Peter Fonda, George C. Scott, Jean Stapleton, Jon Voight, Vic Morrow, Christopher Walken, Robert Blake, Robert Loggia, Murray Hamilton, Ed Begley and a few dozen more.
There was absolutely no shortage of talent into this show. Of course these great actors weren’t huge when they start in the show in the late 50’s and early 60’s but it is amazing to look back at the show and see if you can recognize everyone. “Naked City” was featured as a half-hour series during the first season but the other three seasons were switched over to hour-long episodes. The episodes look quite awesome like past TV releases from Image. If you are a fan of this series, this release is a must own. In closing, there are eight million review of “Naked City”. This has been one of them.
