The Asphalt Jungle Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 112 mins
- Year produced:
- 1950
- Director:
- John Huston
- Cast:
- Sterling Hayden
- Louis Calhern
- Jean Hagen
One of the first (and certainly one of the best) movies about a heist gone wrong. This film noir follows old-timer Doc Reidenschneider, who has just got out of jail, as he attempts to organise one last jewel robbery. What follows is an elaborate mix of double-crossing and double-dealing that moves at a relentless pace. Will Doc and his gang get away with the loot, or will they be forced to admit that crime doesn’t pay? Look out for a very early appearance by Marilyn Monroe as the villain’s girlfriend.
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Fascinating facts
The Asphalt Jungle has been remade three times – as Badlanders (1958), Cairo (1963) and Cool Breeze (1972).