Jules Dassin originally started out as an actor and was a member of the Yiddish ARTEF (Arbeter Teater Farband) Players in New York remaining a member of the troupe until 1939. He quickly realized he ...

I refer to the 1948 classic “The Naked City.” Entirely filmed on the streets among real New Yorkers, not extras, director Jules Dassin caught a moment in time weeks before the way people lived ...

"The Trio" is a film from 1953, directed either by Irving Reis or Jules Dassin, that captures the performances of three legendary musicians of the 20th century—cellist Gregor Piatigorsky ...

Jules Dassin originally started out as an actor and was a member of the Yiddish ARTEF (Arbeter Teater Farband) Players in New York remaining a member of the troupe until 1939. He quickly realized he ...