The Asphalt Jungle
feature film, crime drama, USA, 1950
DIRECTED BY: John Huston
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'