Semidocumentary

Semidocumentary is book, movie, or television program presenting a fictional story that incorporates many factual details or actual events. The first film of it's kind was The House on 92nd Street. The producer of the film previously worked on newsreels which inspired the film making style.

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Some examples of movies that at least have some elements of a semidocumentary in their style:

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• The House on 92nd Street
• Boomerang!
• T-Men
• The Street with No Name
• Call Northside 777
• He Walked by Night
• Highway 301
• Panic in the Streets (1950 movie)
• The Naked City (1948)
• The Racket (1951 movie) (1951)
• The Hitch-Hiker (1953 movie) (1953)
• Mystery Street
• Kiss of Death (1947 movie)
• Armored Car Robbery
• Side Street
• On Dangerous Ground