Asphalt Jungle

An expertly told crime story with attention paid to the crime and characters in equal measure, ASPHALT JUNGLE is part of the Film Noir series in the STARLIGHT ROOM. 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.CrimePT1H52MNR
Sterling Hayden
Louis Calhern
Sam Jaffe
John Huston
John Huston
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
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Showtimes

The Starlight Room