Movie
The Asphalt Jungle
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1950-05-12
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sterling Hayden as Dix Handley
- Louis Calhern as Alonzo D. Emmerich
- Jean Hagen as Doll Conovan
- James Whitmore as Gus Minissi
- Sam Jaffe as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
- John McIntire as Police Commissioner Hardy
- Marc Lawrence as Cobby
- Barry Kelley as Lieutenant Ditrich
- Anthony Caruso as Louis Ciavelli
- Teresa Celli as Maria Ciavelli
- Marilyn Monroe as Angela Phinlay
- William 'Wee Willie' Davis as Timmons
Crew
- John Huston - Director
- Ben Maddow - Screenplay
- John Huston - Screenplay
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