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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

NR ★ 7.5/10 113 min Crime, Drama United States English
Director: John Huston
Screenplay by: Ben Maddow, John Huston
Novel: W.R. Burnett
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Description

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.

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Top Cast

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden Dix Handley
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern Alonzo D. Emmerich
Jean Hagen
Jean Hagen Doll Conovan
James Whitmore
James Whitmore Gus Minissi
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
John McIntire
John McIntire Police Commissioner Hardy
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence Cobby
Barry Kelley
Barry Kelley Lieutenant Ditrich

The Asphalt Jungle Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #780
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #843
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #996
Movies Approved By The Church Of Satan
Church of Satan #05
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #759
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #35

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #79
Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #32
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #224

Filmmaker Curation

Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #17
Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #21
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #137

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