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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.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Archival Footage, Documentary, Audio Interview, Video Presentation, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- 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
Release Notes on Restoration
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. This new digital transfer was created in 2K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner from a 35mm fine-grain master positive. Restoration was performed by L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using DaVinci's Revival, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for jitter, flicker, small dirt, grain, and noise management.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm optical soundtrack positive and a 35mm composite print. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm optical soundtrack positive and a 35mm composite print. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.