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The asphalt jungle [Motion picture : 1950]

2016

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Title:	The asphalt jungle [Motion picture : 1950] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; a John Huston production ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by Ben Maddow and John Huston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by John Huston.
Edition:	Two-DVD special edition.
Publisher, Date:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 112 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. 4 3/4 in. digital optical monaural Dolby Digital 1.0 full screen (1.37:1) 24 fps NTSC video file DVD video Region 1
Summary:	A heist is being set up to be pulled off by Doc, who has recruited a small gang to help him carry it out. Everything he could possibly think of was taken care of, down to the very last detail. It's the night of the heist and suddenly Doc's luck turns sour when betrayal strikes and the gangsters need to flee from the police.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 847 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 847.
Subjects:	Jewelry theft -- Drama. Ex-convicts -- Drama. Jewel thieves -- Drama. Robo -- Teatro. Joyas -- Teatro.
Genre:	Feature films. Film noir. Fiction films. Crime films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Huston, John, 1906-1987, screenwriter, film director. Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976, film producer. Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992, screenwriter. Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988, cinematographer. Boemler, George, film editor. Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, composer (expression) Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986, actor. Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956, actor. Hagen, Jean, 1924-1977, actor. Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, actor. Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984, actor. McIntire, John, 1907-1991, actor. Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962, actor. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982. Asphalt jungle. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
Other Title:	Container of (work) : Asphalt jungle (Motion picture)
Notes:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950. Based on the novel by W.R. Burnett. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: audio commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper, featuring recordings of actor James Whitmore; new interviews with film noir historian Eddie Muller and cinematographer John Bailey; archival footage of writer-director John Huston discussing the film; Pharos of chaos a 1983 documentary about actor Sterling Haydon; episode of the television program City lights from 1979 featuring John Huston; audio excerpts of archival interviews with Huston; trailer. Container insert includes essay "A left-handed form of human endeavor" by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien. Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; film editor, George Boemler ; music by Miklos Rozsa. Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marilyn Monroe. DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural. In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). Title from disc surface.
Call Number:	Asp
Total Copies:	2
Available Copies:	2
Current Holds:	0

ISBN:	9781681432403

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