The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
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- 1h 52min
- Crime, Drama
- 12 May 1950 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Sterling Hayden | ... |
Dix Handley
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Louis Calhern | ... |
Alonzo D. Emmerich
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Jean Hagen | ... |
Doll Conovan
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James Whitmore | ... |
Gus Minissi
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Sam Jaffe | ... |
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
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John McIntire | ... |
Police Commissioner Hardy
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Marc Lawrence | ... |
Cobby
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Barry Kelley | ... |
Lt. Ditrich
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Anthony Caruso | ... |
Louis Ciavelli
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Teresa Celli | ... |
Maria Ciavelli
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Marilyn Monroe | ... |
Angela Phinlay
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William 'Wee Willie' Davis | ... |
Timmons
(as William Davis)
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Dorothy Tree | ... |
May Emmerich
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Brad Dexter | ... |
Bob Brannom
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John Maxwell | ... |
Dr. Swanson
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Mary Anderson | ... |
Police Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Ray Bennett | ... |
Detective in Hardy's Office (uncredited)
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David Bond | ... |
Father Sortine (uncredited)
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Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Man at Line-Up (uncredited)
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Benny Burt | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Harry G. Butcher | ... |
Police Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Frank Cady | ... |
Night Clerk (uncredited)
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Jean Carter | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Mack Chandler | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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David Clarke | ... |
Mr. Atkinson - Railroad Man (uncredited)
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John Cliff | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Harry Cody | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Henry Corden | ... |
Karl Anton Smith (uncredited)
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Chuck Courtney | ... |
Red - Boy in Diner (uncredited)
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John Crawford | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Gene Evans | ... |
Policeman at Ciavelli's Apartment (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Alex Gerry | ... |
Maxwell (uncredited)
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Sol Gorss | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Fred Graham | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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William Haade | ... |
Bill - Cop Outside Diner (uncredited)
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Don Haggerty | ... |
Det. Andrews (uncredited)
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Eloise Hardt | ... |
Vivian (uncredited)
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Thomas Browne Henry | ... |
James X. Connery (uncredited)
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Wesley Hopper | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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George Lynn | ... |
Detective at Ciavelli's Apartment (uncredited)
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Ethel Lyons | ... |
Police Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Fred Marlow | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Strother Martin | ... |
William Doldy (uncredited)
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Patricia Miller | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Ralph Montgomery | ... |
Counterman (uncredited)
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Alberto Morin | ... |
Eddie Donato (uncredited)
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Kerry O'Day | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Raymond Roe | ... |
Tallboy (uncredited)
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Henry Rowland | ... |
Frank Schurz - Doc's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Tim Ryan | ... |
Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
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James Seay | ... |
Officer Janocek (uncredited)
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Jack Shea | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Charles Sherlock | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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J. Lewis Smith | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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J.J. Smith | ... |
Police Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Joseph Darr Smith | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Helene Stanley | ... |
Jeannie - Girl in Diner (uncredited)
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Jack Stoney | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Ray Teal | ... |
Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
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Leah Wakefield | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Harlan Warde | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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William Washington | ... |
Suspect (uncredited)
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Constance Weiler | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Judith Wood | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Victor Wood | ... |
Evans (uncredited)
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Jeff York | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Huston |
Written by
Ben Maddow | ... | (screen play) and |
John Huston | ... | (screen play) |
W.R. Burnett | ... | (from a novel by) |
Produced by
Arthur Hornblow Jr. | ... | producer |
John Huston | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Miklós Rózsa | ... | (as Miklos Rozsa) |
Cinematography by
Harold Rosson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George Boemler | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
Randall Duell | ||
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
Lou LaCava | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Elaine Ramsey | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Lee Katz | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Greenwood | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Frank E. Myers | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jack D. Moore | ... | associate set decorator |
Frank Wesselhoff | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
Robert B. Lee | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Isbell | ... | grip (uncredited) |
P.R. Keeler | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
S.C. Manatt | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Robert Martin | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Andrew J. McIntyre | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Eugene Zador | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
John Banse | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Leslie H. Martinson | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A John Huston Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Variety Film Production (1960) (Italy) (theatrical) (reissue)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1963) (United States) (tv)
- Action Film (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- TF1 (1975) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1983) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1988) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- La Cinq (1989) (France) (tv) (colorized dubbed version)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1993) (France) (VHS)
- France 3 (1995) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (Sweden) (video) (as Warner Home Video Sweden)
- France 3 (2002) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2005) (France) (tv)
- Direct 8 (2006) (France) (tv)
- Silver Screen (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2008) (France) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- BuckRay TV (2022) (United States) (video)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- The Criterion Collection (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When the intelligent criminal Erwin "Doc" Riedenschneider is released from prison, he seeks a fifty thousand-dollar investment from the bookmaker Cobby to recruit a small gang of specialists for a million-dollar heist of jewels from a jewelry. Doc is introduced to the lawyer Alonzo D. Emmerich who offers to finance the whole operation and buy the gems immediately after the burglary. Doc hires the safe cracker Louis Ciavelli, the driver Gus Minissi, and the gunman Dix Handley to the heist. His plan works perfectly but bad luck and betrayals compromise the steps after the heist and the gangsters need to flee from the police. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | The City Under The City! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,232,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The poster showing Marilyn Monroe in a purple dress was created much later, after she became a household name. Monroe was basically unknown when the film was made in 1950 and only has a very small role. She certainly wouldn't have been given top billing at the time. In fact, she wasn't named on the original posters at all. See more » |
Goofs | When the police enter Gus's diner, he turns the volume of the music up, but oddly he does it by turning the dial counterclockwise, which would normally turn volume down. When they go, Gus turns the volume down, again turning the dial counterclockwise. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Film Noir (1995). See more » |
Quotes |
Doc Riedenschneider:
One way or another, we all work for our vice. See more » |