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Rating: 8 stars

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Criterion black and white jewel heist robbery double cross murder

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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Directed by John Huston

Film Noir | Crime | Suspense

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Overview

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar “Doc” Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

Rated NR | Length 112 minutes

Actors

Sterling Hayden | Louis Calhern | Sam Jaffe | Jean Hagen | James Whitmore | John McIntire | Marc Lawrence | Barry Kelley | Anthony Caruso | Marilyn Monroe | Teresa Celli | William 'Wee Willie' Davis | Dorothy Tree | Brad Dexter | John Maxwell | Mary Anderson | Ray Bennett | David Bond | Chet Brandenburg | Benny Burt | Frank Cady | Jean Carter | Mack Chandler | David Clarke | John Cliff | Harry Cody | Gene Coogan | Henry Corden | Chuck Courtney | John Crawford | Ralph Dunn | Gene Evans | Pat Flaherty | Alex Gerry | Sol Gorss | Fred Graham | Don Haggerty | Eloise Hardt | Thomas Browne Henry | Wesley Hopper | George Lynn | Fred Marlow | Strother Martin | Patricia Miller | Howard M. Mitchell | Ralph Montgomery | Alberto Morin | Kerry O'Day | Raymond Roe | Henry Rowland | Tim Ryan | James Seay | Jack Shea | Charles Sherlock | J. Lewis Smith | J.J. Smith | Joseph Darr Smith | Helene Stanley | Ray Teal | Leah Wakefield | Harlan Warde | Jack Warden | William Washington | Constance Weiler | Judith Wood | Victor Wood | Wilson Wood | Jeff York

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Hard to believe I’d never seen this but there you go. Great, classic film noir where you feel bad for the protagonists, even though they’re criminals, and you know its not going to end well because of code. Sterling Hayden is great as usual.

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