The Asphalt Jungle details

The Asphalt Jungle
Format: PG DVD
Starring: Marc Lawrence, James Whitmore, Louis Calhern, Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Marilyn Monroe, John McIntire, Barry Kelley, Sam Jaffe
Director: John Huston
Genre: Drama
Studio: CINRAM LOGISTICS
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The Asphalt Jungle
PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time: 1 hour 52 minutes
Rental release: 01 Feb 2006
Main languages: English
Subtitles: English
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  • How it should be done

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By a customer from gloucester , 03 Dec 2006

    [Highly rated reviewer]

    Must have made a real impact when it first came out and could still serve as a model for todays gangster movies.

    It's good to see something with a plausable plot that is not a vehicle for improbable care chases and 'goodies' escaping machine gun fire as so often happens in contemporary film. Honest to goodness docu style depicting human aspirations brought down by human failings.
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  • Compelling piece of hard-boiled film noir, a must see!

    Rated - 4.5 stars  
    By NedMerrill (7 reviews) from Scotland , 04 Apr 2013
    Seminal crime movie, the influence of which is still prevalent today. It's a lot more than just a noir, more than just a heist, it's themes of corruption, greed, sentimentality, are more than enough for eager film viewers to devour today,never mind in 1950. John Huston delivered a notable timepiece into something more, his direction, the characters and the emotion he pulls from the cast, make this a special piece and one could possibly argue that it far exceeds it's self; transcending it's time and place. The Asphalt Jungle is a must see, it may not be for everyone, but one maybe hard pushed to find something tangled in there that doesn't grip them from stupor,with a surprise at every corner, and simple use of emotions within the characters, it sure stands out, shoulders high. Handled by anyone else this could have ended up just another churned up b-movie, yet in the stoic hands of Huston it has become a masterpiece in 20th century film.
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  • Not The Blackboard Jungle. A mistake, but...

    Rated - 3.0 stars  
    By always (6 reviews) , 07 Mar 2012
    Ok, it's true. I realised after 2 minutes that I had meant to rent The Blackboard Jungle. But seeing's how it arrived, and these guys took the trouble to make the film, I thought I'd watch it. I liked it. A simple plot. A good story. Interesting ending. I liked the imagery of the ending. Hayden is cool. Marilyn really was stunning. Yea - a good 'un.
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  • Asphalt Jungle

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By Miriam from Ealing, London , 05 May 2010
    This was an enjoyable good old-fashioned thriller.
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  • The Asphalt Jungle

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By a customer from Glasgow , 11 May 2009
    Along with Kubrick's The Killing, this is surely the greatest heist movie ever. Razor sharp black and white camera work,an intelligent literate script,and superb acting from the ensemble cast, with a special mention for Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern and the always underrated Jean Hagen, the whole thing is held together beautifully by John Huston's direction, surely a master class in film making. Not to be missed
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  • the asphalt jungle

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By a customer from Hastings , 24 Dec 2008
    very good well worth watching an old favourite
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