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The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston. Considered one of the classics of film noir and one of the first of the caper films, the film is based on the novel of the same name by W.R. Burnett and stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern and Marilyn Monroe. It tells the story of a group of men planning and executing a jewel robbery.
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Image:Asphalt Jungle Noir.jpg Classic film noir lighting in The Asphalt Jungle Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider (Sam Jaffe), with funding from Emmerich (Louis Calhern) a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together for a big heist. The film was shot in Los Angeles and Cincinnati, but the name of the city is never mentioned, giving the impression of an "urban jungle", rather than of real location. Doc's gang consists of: Dix (Sterling Hayden), a hood with a gambling problem who sees the upcoming jewel heist as a means to finance his dream of buying back the horse farm that he lost during the Great Depression; a hunchbacked diner owner named Gus Minissi (James Whitmore), who is hired on to be the driver for the heist; Louis Ciavelli (Anthony Caruso), a professional safecracker, and a bookie (Marc Lawrence) acting as the go-between.
After finding out about the crime, a corrupt cop (Barry Kelley), angry that his "patsy" (Lawrence) didn't let him in on the caper, beats the bookie into confessing and fingering the other criminals involved. From this point on, the meticulously planned crime falls apart as the cops begin closing in on the gang one by one. ReactionFilm reviews today, as when the film was released, are almost universally positive.[1] Following the 2004 DVD release, Glenn Erickson wrote, "The cinematography is expressive and Miklós Rózsa's nervous score - great noir music - rises to an almost cosmic emotional pitch."[2] Film writer David M. Meyer notes "The robbery is among the best-staged heists in noir. The simple visual treatment, the precise movements of the actors, and the absence of music on the sound track raise the tension to a boiling point." [3] Awards and nominations
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