The asphalt jungle
(DVD)
Contributors
Huston, John, 1906-1987, film director,
Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976 film producer.
Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992, screenwriter.
Boemler, George, editor of moving image work.
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960, art director.
Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976 film producer.
Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992, screenwriter.
Boemler, George, editor of moving image work.
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960, art director.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : DVD video, sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels ; color illustrations ; 19 cm).
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southside - Media | DVD Asphalt | Claims Return |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515190718
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Based on the novel by W.R. Burnett.
General Note
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; episode of the television program City lights from 1979 featuring John Huston; Pharos of chaos a 1983 documentary about actor Sterling Haydon; 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, George Boemler ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Participants/Performers
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Marilyn Monroe.
Description
In a smog-choked city somewhere in the American Midwest, an aging criminal mastermind, newly released from prison, hatches a plan for a million-dollar jewel heist and draws a wealthy lawyer and a cherry-picked trio of outlaws into his carefully devised but inevitably doomed scheme.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC, region 1; full frame (1.37:1 screen ratio); Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In English with optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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