The Asphalt Jungle

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Title from title frame.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950.
Based on the novel by W.R. Burnett.
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
Special features: audio commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper, featuring recordings of actor James Whitmore; new interviews with film noir historian Eddie Muller and cinematographer John Bailey; archival footage of writer-director John Huston discussing the film; Pharos of chaos, a 1983 documenary about actor Sterlin Haydon; episode of the television program City lights from 1979 featuring John Huston; audio excerpts of archival interviews with Huston; excerpts from footage of the 1983 AFI lifetime achievement award ceremony honoring Huston, featuring actor Sam Jaffe and the filmmaker; trailer; insert essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Marilyn Monroe.
In a smog-choked city somewhere in the American Midwest, an aging criminal mastermind, newly released from prison, hatches a plan for a million-dollar jewel heist and draws a wealthy lawyer and a cherry-picked trio of outlaws into his carefully devised but inevitably doomed scheme"--Container.
Blu-ray, region A ; full frame (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural.
Contents: Asphalt jungle.

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The Asphalt Jungle submitted by a2sue on July 28, 2017, 11:27pm The Asphalt Jungle was OK.

One of the best heist films of all time. submitted by lisa on July 30, 2019, 10:52am I do like me a heist film. The very fact that we have a whole genre of film around thieves planning a big take says something about the appeal of the plot, and its fun to do variations on.

the asphalt jungle submitted by maywang on June 26, 2021, 12:24pm Very nice film.

s submitted by kscapellie on July 21, 2021, 12:07pm ok

k.kkl; submitted by GioMuzique on July 27, 2021, 5:40pm ';,;