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The asphalt jungle [videorecording (DVD)] / a John Huston production.

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Criterion Collection, 2016.

Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986.

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Criterion collection ; 847.

Alternate title:

Pharos of chaos [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] /

Two-DVD special ed.

2 videodiscs (112 min.) : Dolby digital, mono. sd., b&w. ; 12 cm. + 1 folded sheet insert.

From a novel by W.R. Burnett.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.

Special features: New 2K digital restoration ; audio commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper, featuring archival recordings of actor James Whitmore ; Pharos of chaos, a 1983 documentary about actor Sterling Hayden ; new interviews with film noir historian Eddie Muller and cinematographer John Bailey ; archival footage of writer-director John Huston discussing the film ; episodes of the television program City Limits from 1979 featuring Huston ; audio excerpts of and archival Interview with Huston ; trailer ; PLUS: essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.

A selection of the National Film Registry, 2008.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; screenplay by Ben Maddow and John Huston ; directed by John Huston.

Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern with Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire and Marilyn Monroe.

"In a smog-choked city somewhere in the American Midwest, an aging criminal mastermind, newly released from prison, hatches a plan for a million-dollar jewel heist and draws a wealthy lawyer and a cherry-picked trio of outlaws into his carefully devised but inevitably doomed scheme. Anchored by an abundance of nuanced performances from a gifted ensembleùincluding a tight-jawed Sterling Hayden and a sultry Marilyn Monroe in her breakout roleùthis gritty crime classic by John Huston climaxes in a meticulously detailed anatomy of a robbery that has reverberated through the genre ever since. An uncommonly naturalistic view of a seamy underworld, The Asphalt Jungle painstakingly depicts the calm professionalism and toughness of its gangster heroes while evincing a remarkable depth of compassion for their all-too-human fragility, and it showcases a master filmmaker at the height of his powers."--Container.

Gangster films.

Thriller films.

Biographical documentary films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982- Asphalt jungle.

Huston, John, 1906-1987

Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986.

Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956.

Hagen, Jean, 1924-1977.

Whitmore, James, 1921-2009.

Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.

McIntire, John.

Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962.

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