A master criminal plans a big-time, elaborate jewel heist with a number of shady pals. However, the careful plan goes awry when the group's safecracker crosses paths with a cop. Features Marilyn Monroe in an early performance.
Features
New 2k digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio Commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper, featuring archival recordings of actor James Whitmore
Pharos of Chaos, a 1983 documentary about actor Sterling Hayden
New interviews with film noir historian Eddie Muller and Cinematographer John Bailey
Archival footage of Writer-Director John Huston discussing the film
Episode of the television program City Lights from 1979 featuring Huston
Audio excerpts of an archival interview with Huston
Trailer
Plus: An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Director
John Huston
Writers
John Huston
Ben Maddow
Cast
Sterling HaydenDix Handley
Louis CalhernAlonzo D. Emmerich
Jean HagenDoll Conovan
James WhitmoreGus
Sam JaffeDoc Esterhazy
John McIntirePolice Commissioner
Barry KelleyLt. Ditrich
Marc Lawrence
Anthony CarusoLouis Ciavelli
Teresa CelliMaria Ciavelli
Crew
Jack D. MooreSet Design
Edwin B. WillisSet Design
Jack DawnMake Up
Douglas ShearerSound/Sound Designer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.Producer
W.R. BurnettAuthor
Harold RossonCinematographer
Miklos RozsaComposer
George BoemlerEditor
Randall DuellArt Director
Cedric GibbonsArt Director
MGMProduction Company
Details
Genre
Crime
Subgenre
Crime Drama,Crime,Adaptation
Title
The Asphalt Jungle
Countries Produced
US
Duration
112 minutes
Year of Release
1950
Product Tags
Criterion Collection, Blu-ray
Format
Blu-ray
Program Type
Movie
Screen Format
Black & White
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
Subtitles
English
Studio
Criterion Collection
General
Number Of Discs
1
Other
Product Name
The Asphalt Jungle [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [1950]
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