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69% Critic Match
While the City Sleeps
“Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!”
6.9 / 10• 1956• 1h 40m•NR• English
ThrillerDrama
Storyline
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Cast & Crew
Dana Andrews
Edward Mobley
Lead
Rhonda Fleming
Dorothy Kyne
George Sanders
Mark Loving
Howard Duff
Lt. Burt Kaufman
Thomas Mitchell
John Day Griffith
Vincent Price
Walter Kyne
Sally Forrest
Nancy Liggett
John Drew Barrymore
Robert Manners
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fritz Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. While the City Sleeps is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
