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The Asphalt Jungle(Movie, 1950)

NR
| 1h 52min | Genres: Crime, Drama
The Asphalt JungleRating: 3.8/5 (with 196196 votes)
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American heist film noir directed and co-written by John Huston, and starring Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern, with Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, and Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was released on May 12, 1950. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and Huston won a National Board of Review Award for his direction. At the 1950 Venice Film Fest... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Asphalt Jungle

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About The Asphalt Jungle

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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The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Original Theatrical Trailer(Trailer, 2:37)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Asphalt Jungle" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/12/1950
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mientras la ciudad duerme"
"Raubmord"
"La jungla de asfalto"
"Quand la ville dort"
"Giungla D'Asfalto"
"아스팔트 정글"
Budget: 1,232,000 USD
Revenue: 2,137,000 USD (= 173%)
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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