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The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | User Rating
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Release Date
Jun 8, 1950 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 6, 2004
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 52 minutes
Country USA
Studio MGM
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Other Titles
• The Asphalt Jungle
• Asphalt-Dschungel (1950)
• Raubmord (1950)
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Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Thieves, Betrayal, Scams And Cons, Gangsters, Suspense, Capers, Detectives, Urban, Doctor, Police, Infidelity, Cult Classic, Murder, Law
Tagline: The City Under the City
Plot: Considered by many to be the defining film of the crime oeuvre. After many years in prison, Doc (Jaffe), a seemingly over-the-hill and retired (i.e. rehabilitated) criminal decides upon his release to make one last go of it. His attempts at reuniting the old gang come up against the intentions of his partner who intends to start a Kentucky horse farm with his share of the take. Doc's lecherous tendencies for young curvaceous women get him nowhere but delight the viewer with standout performances by Jean Hagen and a lusty Marilyn Monroe. The tremendous character development is aided by Huston and Maddow's script, and Huston's direction. Based on a novel by W.R. Burnett. Remade in 1958 as Badlanders, in 1963 as Cairo and 1972 as Cool Breeze.
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| Directed by |
John Huston
The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
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| Written by |
| Ben Maddow
The Unforgiven, The Naked Jungle, The Mephisto Waltz |
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| Cast |
James Whitmore
The Shawshank Redemption, Planet of the Apes, The Majestic |
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 | | | Jean Hagen
Singin' in the Rain, Adam's Rib, The Shaggy Dog | Sam Jaffe
Ben-Hur, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Lost Horizon | | |
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