1950 1h 53m John Huston

The Asphalt Jungle

Name: The Asphalt Jungle
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Released: 1950
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore

★ 7.8 IMDb

Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

Writers Ben Maddow, John Huston

Cast Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore

DP Harold Rosson

Production Designer Cedric Gibbons

Music Miklós Rózsa

Essays and Criticism

In conversation with other films

To Live and Die in the City: Urban Arenas in the American Crime Thriller since 1970 by Bart Versteirt, photogénie

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White