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Release Date: 2004-07-06, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Oscar-winning director John Huston's comprehensive and widely-acclaimed Film Noir "The Asphalt Jungle" featured an extensive cast, including Sterling Hayden (later of Dr. Strangelove fame) and an early film performance by Marilyn Monroe. In this Film Noir classic, now on DVD, a group of professional criminals put together an elaborate jewel heist, only to have it unravel disastrously (per Film Noir convention) when a crooked cop gets wind of their scheme. The film itself was well-received during...

As in The Maltese Falcon and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre , director John Huston explores the feverish grab for the big score and how it unravels in The Asphalt Jungle , a renowned tale if dishonor among thieves whose cast includes San Jaffe as Doc and Sterling Hayden as Doc's unflappable gunsel. Louis Calhern portrays Emmerich, the shady lawyer for whom "crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor." And rising star Marilyn Monroe grabs everyone's attention as the doxie who briefly provides...

An aging criminal emerges from his forced retirement (prison) and assembles the old gang for one final heist. A very realistic storyline and a superb cast make this one of the best crime films ever made. Highly acclaimed; based on the work of W.R. Burnett.

Knopf, 1949. FIRST EDITION stated. Very good condition overall, spine faded small tear, corner bumped. Basis for the excellent 1950 John Huston film featuring Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, and, in a small breakthrough role, Marilyn Monroe. 271 pages.

September 27, 2010: The disquieting urban landscape and deeply disturbed motley crew of spurious characters that populate ?The Asphalt Jungle? make the film one of the essential destinations for fans of film noir. The films artfully gritty atmosphere is perhaps its best selling feature, though, truth be told, there is nothing about the production that is second rate. Basically, it?s a jewel heist caper gone horribly wrong but carried off with such panache and attention to detail by director...

Release Date: 2004-07-06, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 1: The Asphalt Jungle / Murder, My Sweet / The Set-Up / Out Of The Past / Gun Crazy DVD

My wife and I read this book in manuscript form and were excited about it. Josie talked about it with her friends and they all were anxious to buy it when it is published. They feel very vunerable in parking lots and even at home. This book provides them the opportunity to do something about their formless fears. Jim Wygand is professionally equipped to write this book and is a great teacher. Moreover, this book is well written and an easy read. He genuinely cares about his readers, their fears...

Two cast-signed books: The Asphalt Jungle and On the Waterfront. Two signed screenplay books in dust jackets with tipped-in autographs on small cards affixed to the front and rear endpapers. The Asphalt Jungle, signed by Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, John Huston, W. R. Burnett and many others. On the Waterfront, signed by Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb, Leonard Bernstein, Budd Schulberg, Elia Kazan, Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint and many others.