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Release Date:
23 May 1950 (USA)
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Tagline:
The City Under the City
Plot:
A major heist goes off as planned, until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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8 nominations
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(6 articles)
The Pleasures of Putting a Team Together
(From IFC. 18 August 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
Rare Monroe Photos Posted Online
(From WENN. 2 June 2009, 3:05 PM, PDT)
(From IFC. 18 August 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
Rare Monroe Photos Posted Online
(From WENN. 2 June 2009, 3:05 PM, PDT)
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John Huston defines the caper.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Sterling Hayden | ... | Dix Handley |
| Louis Calhern | ... | Alonzo D. Emmerich |
| Jean Hagen | ... | Doll Conovan |
| James Whitmore | ... | Gus Minissi |
| Sam Jaffe | ... | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider |
| John McIntire | ... | Police Commissioner Hardy |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Cobby |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Lt. Ditrich |
| Anthony Caruso | ... | Louis Ciavelli |
| Teresa Celli | ... | Maria Ciavelli |
 | Marilyn Monroe | ... | Angela Phinlay |
| William 'Wee Willie' Davis | ... | Timmons (as William Davis) |
| Dorothy Tree | ... | May Emmerich |
| Brad Dexter | ... | Bob Brannom |
| John Maxwell | ... | Dr. Swanson |
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112 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Hungary:14 |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Sweden:15 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1950) |
USA:Approved (PCA #14357) |
West Germany:16 |
UK:PG (re-rating) (1992) |
UK:A (original rating) |
Canada:PG (Ontario)
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The musical scoring (by Miklós Rózsa) is extremely scant, occurring only for the main titles, continuing through the opening sequence up to the point where Handley enters the cafe, and then returns some 107 minutes later when Handley and Doll return to his boyhood farm. Total scoring just under 6 minutes.
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Revealing mistakes: The safe the gang robs has an electronic-eye-alarm along the wall which must be avoided or else the alarm would sound off. Everyone avoids this alarm in the scene except for Dix, who is clearly standing in its way when the gang converses whether they should stay to finish the job or leave prematurely.
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Quotes:
Dix Handley:
Why don't you quit cryin' and get me some bourbon?
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Featured in "Biography: Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess" (1996)
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John Huston, one of the great film makers of all times, was at the top of his craft when he undertook the direction of "The Asphalt Jungle". The book by W.R. Barnett was brilliantly adapted by Mr. Huston and Ben Maddox and the result stunned everyone. In fact, the film has been so influential one sees parts of it in other movies of the genre. The magnificent cinematography created by Harold Rosson speaks by itself. The music score by Miklos Rozsa stays in the background and never interferes with the action.
This is a film that looks as good today, as when it first was released. In fact, one discovers more nuances as one watches it again, when it's shown on cable. The cast of the film is one of its best assets going for "The Asphalt Jungle". Mr. Huston assembled some of the best talent working in the American cinema of that time.
Sterling Hayden, as Dix, gives a tremendous performance. The excellent Louis Calhern, though, steals the picture with his take on Lon Emmerich, the man who finds he is broke and wants to be at the center of the caper, without risking anything. Marilyn Monroe has only two scenes in the movie, but she shines in them. Also Jean Hagen, an actress that should have gone far, but didn't, makes a valuable contribution with her Doll Conovan.
The supporting cast is amazing. James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, Anthony Caruso, Brad Dexter, and the rest, play well together to give the film a seamless look.
"The Asphalt Jungle" shows why John Huston was one of the most influential men in pictures. His films are a must see for all movie lovers and studied by his successors and people working today owe a lot to this master, who pioneered a style that stands as his legacy.