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The Asphalt Jungle

John Huston

1950 • 1h 53m

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...

The Asphalt Jungle

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Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sterling HaydenDix Handley

Louis Calhern

Louis CalhernAlonzo D. Emmerich

Jean Hagen

Jean HagenDoll Conovan

James Whitmore

James WhitmoreGus Minissi

Sam Jaffe

Sam JaffeDoc Erwin Riedenschneider

John McIntire

John McIntirePolice Commissioner Hardy

Marc Lawrence

Marc LawrenceCobby

Barry Kelley

Barry KelleyLieutenant Ditrich

Anthony Caruso

Anthony CarusoLouis Ciavelli

Teresa Celli

Teresa CelliMaria Ciavelli

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn MonroeAngela Phinlay

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' DavisTimmons

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy TreeMay Emmerich

Brad Dexter

Brad DexterBob Brannom

John Maxwell

John MaxwellDr. Swanson

Crew

John Huston

John HustonDirector

Ben Maddow

Ben MaddowScreenplay

W.R. Burnett

W.R. BurnettNovel

Arthur Hornblow Jr.

Arthur Hornblow Jr.Producer

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer

Harold Rosson

Harold RossonDirector of Photography

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHair Designer

Leslie H. Martinson

Leslie H. MartinsonScript Supervisor

Randall Duell

Randall DuellArt Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision

Albert Band

Albert BandAssistant Director

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