The Asphalt Jungle

feature film, crime drama, USA, 1950

DIRECTED BY: John Huston

The Asphalt Jungle

CAST:
Sterling Hayden (Dix Handley),
Louis Calhern (Alonzo D. Emmerich),
Jean Hagen (Doll Conovan),
James Whitmore (Gus Minissi),
Sam Jaffe (Erwin Riedenschneider)

SCRIPT:
John Huston,
Ben Maddow (based on W. R. Burnett's novella The Asphalt Jungle)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Harold Rosson

MUSIC:
Miklós Rózsa

EDITING:
George Boemler

Synopsis:
After getting out of jail, a hardened criminal, Doc Erwin Riedenschneider, wants to realize one of his old plans – to rob a jewelry store. An attorney with connections to criminals, Alonzo D. Emmerich, helps Doc to gather a team. The robbery, even though thoroughly planned, doesn’t go according to the initial plan. Soon, the robbers are in danger of being robbed themselves …

color, 112'

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