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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Directed by: John Huston
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. Anchored by an abundance of nuanced performances from a gifted ensemble—including a tight-jawed Sterling Hayden and a sultry Marilyn Monroe in her breakout role—this gritty crime classic by John Huston climaxes in a meticulously detailed anatomy of a robbery that has reverberated through the genre ever since. An uncommonly naturalistic view of a seamy underworld, The Asphalt Jungle painstakingly depicts the calm professionalism and toughness of its gangster heroes while evincing a remarkable depth of compassion for their all-too-human fragility, and it showcases a master filmmaker at the height of his powers.
Technical Specifications
Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
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English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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1
Discs:
2 Discs |
DVD-9
Supplements
- 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 Hayden
- Episode of the television program City Lights from 1979 featuring John Huston
- Audio excerpts of archival interviews with John Huston
- Excerpts from footage of the 1983 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony honoring John Huston, featuring actor Sam Jaffe and the filmmaker
- Trailer
- An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
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Release Credits
Producer: Curtis Tsui
Artwork: F. Ron Miller
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