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- Introduction by John Huston Derived from an Archival Interview
- Commentary by Author/Film-Noir Specialist Drew Casper with Co-Star James Whitmore
- Theatrical Trailer
- Languages: English and French
- Subtitles in English, French and Spanish
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 52 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 6, 2004
- Originally Released: 1950
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Sterling Hayden & Louis Calhern | |
Performer: | Jean Hagen, Marilyn Monroe, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, Brad Dexter, Dorothy Tree & John Maxwell | |
Directed by | John Huston | |
Edited by | George Boemler | |
Screenplay by | Ben Maddow & John Huston | |
Original story by | W.R. Burnett | |
Composition by | Miklos Rozsa | |
Art Direction by | Cedric Gibbons & Randall Duell | |
Produced by | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. | |
Director of Photography: | Harold Rosson |
Entertainment Reviews:
What makes The Asphalt Jungle important is its vision of the crime world. [Full Review in Spanish]
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El Pais (Spain)
Rating: 5/5 --
Deep in those shadows within the seedy underbelly of the city lies some of the most engrossing cinema ever made.
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FanboyNation.com
The characters are no mere cold symbolic avatars in a world gone stylistic; Huston breaks down that intellectual barrier, and allows the characters to shine in all their glorious dumb pathos.
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CraveOnline
Armed with a beautifully constructed screen play, John Huston has fashioned an exciting picture that avoids all the pitfalls of most crime movies.
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Associated Press
5 stars out of 5 -- Director John Huston is at the top of his game here, mixing gritty on-street shooting and pulp thriller characters with higher thematic aspirations...
Uncut
... essentially launched the heist film as a genre of its own and set the blueprint that all subsequent heist dramas built upon.
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Seanax.com
4 stars out of 5 -- Set in an anonymous mid-western city, this grittily shot tale draws on a classic three-act structure: the planning of the jewellery robbery, the operation, and its tragic aftermath.
Total Film
Description by OLDIES.com:
You have a lot of time to think when you're locked away seven years. So criminal mastermind Doc conceives what he believes to be the perfect heist.
As in The Maltese Falcon and The Treasure of Sierra Madre, director John Huston explores the feverish grab for the big score and how it unravels in The Asphalt Jungle, a renowned tale of dishonor among thieves whose cast includes Sam Jaffe as Doc and Sterling Hayden as Doc's unflappable gunsel. Louis Calhern portrays Emmerich, the shady lawyer for whom "crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor." And rising star Marilyn Monroe grabs everyone's attention as the doxie who briefly provides Emmerich with the most gorgeous alibi ever to reach the screen. Welcome to the jungle, film-noir fans!
Product Description:
Directed by John Huston, THE ASPHALT JUNGLE is considered by many to be the defining film of the crime oeuvre. After many years in prison, Doc (Sam Jaffe), a seemingly over-the-hill and retired (i.e. rehabilitated) criminal decides upon his release to make one last go of it. His attempts at reuniting the old gang come up against the intentions of his partner who intends to start a Kentucky horse farm with his share of the take. Doc's lecherous tendencies for young curvaceous women get him nowhere but delight the viewer with standout performances by Jean Hagen and a lusty Marilyn Monroe. The tremendous character development is aided by Huston and Ben Maddow's script, and Huston's direction. Based on a novel by W.R. Burnett. Remade in 1958 as BADLANDERS, in 1963 as CAIRO and 1972 as COOL BREEZE.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Thieves
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Scams And Cons
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Thriller
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Betrayal
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Jewels
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Recommended
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Theatrical Release
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Crime
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Heists
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 127,229
- UPC: 012569590328
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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