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The Asphalt Jungle DVD

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  • Additional Details
  • Format: DVD
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 112 Minutes
  • Region: 1 Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
  • Studio: Warner Brothers
  • DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Audio:
    ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
    FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Director: John Huston
  • Cast: Sterling Hayden,Louis Calhern,Jean Hagen,James Whitmore
  • Genre: Mystery & Suspense
  • Color: Black & White
  • Includes:
    Introduction by John Huston derived from an Archival interview
    Commentary by Author/Film-Noir Specialist Drew Casper with Co-Star James Whitmore
    Theatrical Trailer
  • Release Date: 1950
"The Asphalt Jungle" (1950) is a gritty drama featuring an older, retired criminal who had spent many years in prison who decides to forsake his rehabilitation and try one last time. He tries to reunite his gang of bandits to undertake a jewel heist. A series of mishaps and back-stabbing causes the entire plan to unravel. This all leads to a large scale police hunt that has the gang breaking apart and running for their lives.

Expert Review:
Director John Huston’s classic heist movie, which earned four Oscar noms, broke new cinematic ground by intensely humanizing the criminals. Unflinching realism, excellent storytelling and stellar performances from Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe, Jean Hagen and Marilyn Monroe make this a masterpiece. By Jacqueline Fitzgerald of Film Noir Blonde

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