Homage to a great director, a great actor and the great film they made together

In my introduction to this blog, I say: A movie is an amalgam of story, script, casting, direction, acting, cinematography, music and editing, any of which can make it worth watching. One movie that combines all these into one uniquely watchable noir film is NIGHT AND THE CITY (reviewed here). Its star Richard Widmark and director Jules Dassin passed away this year within weeks of each other, but a great film like NIGHT AND THE CITY will never die.