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Overview

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Director:

Howard Franklin

Writer (WGA):

Howard Franklin (written by)

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Release Date:

16 October 1992 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Thriller more

Tagline:

Murder. Scandal. Crime. No matter what he was shooting, "The Great Bernzini" never took sides he only took pictures... Except once. more

Plot:

Story of a 1940s photographer who specializes in crime and in not getting involved... until this time. full summary | add synopsis

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(4 articles)

Preview of 'Dollhouse' Two-Hour Event in December
 (From Aceshowbiz. 23 October 2009, 10:55 PM, PDT)

Promo Photos & Synopsis – Dollhouse 2.05 "The Public Eye"
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I really like this film a lot. more (21 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joe Pesci ... Leon Bernstein
Richard Riehle ... Officer O'Brien
Bryan Travis Smith ... Young Cop
Max Brooks ... Teen at Thompson Street

Richard Schiff ... Thompson Street Photographer

Laura Cerón ... Puerto Rican Woman
Chuck Gillespie ... Cop at Puerto Rican Tenement

Christian Stolte ... Ambulance Attendant (as Christian Stolti)
Jack Denbo ... Photo Editor
Ellen McElduff ... Lonely Woman at Drugstore
Marge Kotlisky ... Rineman's Receptionist
Timothy Hendrickson ... Richard Rineman
Del Close ... H.R. Rineman
Henry Bolzon ... Cafe Society Photographer

Jared Harris ... Danny the Doorman
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Additional Details

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The character of Bernzy was inspired by real-life photographer Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig, and some of Bernzy's photos are in fact Fellig's. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Burnsey's 35mm camera is either an Exakta V or VX. Those models were introduced in 1950 and 1951, respectively, and would not have been available during the 1940's. more

Quotes:

Leon (Bernzy) Bernstein: Everybody loves to have their picture took. Everybody. more

Movie Connections:

References Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936) more

Soundtrack:

You Can't Say No to a Soldier more


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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
I really like this film a lot., 22 March 2003
9/10
Author: sg60 from Toronto, Canada

I first saw The Public Eye about ten years ago knowing nothing about it in advance. This movie has really stayed with me over the years. It's very rich in atmosphere and I really bought into the characters. The whole cast was strong and the writing was very good. I read one review that complained that the romance wasn't believable. On the surface that might be understandable but the quality of the acting and the writing completely erased the issue for me. The 1940's setting was portrayed very effectively and the music added so much to the story. The scene with Kay Levitz going through Bernzini's photo album was very moving and captured the whole story in a nutshell for me. I strongly recommend this forgotten gem.

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