Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1950-05-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. 5 wins & 14 nominations total |
| Screen: | Ben Maddow, John Huston, W.R. Burnett |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 3088: Sterling Hayden - Dix Handley
- 4343: Louis Calhern - Alonzo D. Emmerich
- 10024: Sam Jaffe - Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
- 13296: Jean Hagen - Doll Conovan
- 6577: James Whitmore - Gus Minissi
- 53010: John McIntire - Police Commissioner Hardy
- 3140: Marc Lawrence - Cobby
Crews
- 6593: John Huston - Director - Directing
- 7647: Miklós Rózsa - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 138407: Arthur Hornblow Jr. - Producer - Production
- 22086: George Boemler - Editor - Editing
- 50961: Ben Maddow - Screenplay - Writing
- 80728: W.R. Burnett - Novel - Writing
- 6593: John Huston - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
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Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one's all right, he turns legit. Out of MGM, The Asphalt Jungle is directed by John Huston and based on the novel of the same name by W.R. Burnett. It stars Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhe ....
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