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The Asphalt Jungle

A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.

Director

John Huston

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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Dix Handley

Sterling Hayden

Alonzo D. Emmerich

Doll Conovan

Gus Minissi

Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

Police Commissioner Hardy

Cobby

Lt. Ditrich

Louis Ciavelli

Maria Ciavelli

Angela Phinlay

Timmons (as William Davis)

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

May Emmerich

Bob Brannom

Dr. Swanson

Police Broadcaster (voice)

Detective in Hardy's Office

Father Sortine

Man at Line-Up

Chet Brandenburg

Taxi Driver

Police Broadcaster (voice)

Harry G. Butcher

Night Clerk

Woman

Gambler

Mr. Atkinson - Railroad Man

Policeman

Gambler

Reporter

Karl Anton Smith

Red - Boy in Diner

Reporter

Policeman

Policeman at Ciavelli's Apartment

Policeman

Maxwell

Policeman

Truck Driver

Bill - Cop Outside Diner

Det. Andrews

Vivian

James X. Connery

Thomas Browne Henry

Policeman

Detective at Ciavelli's Apartment

Police Broadcaster (voice)

Reporter

William Doldy

Strother Martin

Girl

Patricia Miller

Secretary

Howard M. Mitchell

Counterman

Ralph Montgomery

Eddie Donato

Girl

Tallboy

Frank Schurz - Doc's Taxi Driver

Jack - Police Clerk

Officer Janocek

Policeman

Gambler

Charles Sherlock

Gambler

Police Broadcaster (voice)

Reporter

Joseph Darr Smith

Jeannie - Girl in Diner

Policeman

Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix

Girl

Reporter

Bit Role

Suspect

William Washington

Woman

Constance Weiler

Woman

Evans

Man

Policeman

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Doc Riedenschneider Dix Handley Cobby Angela Phinlay Police Commissioner Hardy May Emmerich Alonzo D. Emmerich Dr. Swanson Bill - Cop Outside Diner Gus Minissi Bob Brannom Truck Driver Lt. Ditrich Taxi Driver Maria Ciavelli Det. Andrews Louis Ciavelli Doll Conovan

Car 3-1-T, Ashton Apartment Building. - The Asphalt Jungle

Car 3-1-T, Ashton Apartment Building.

Car 19-A... - The Asphalt Jungle

Attention, Car 71. - The Asphalt Jungle

Attention, Car 71.

Gus. Gus! - The Asphalt Jungle

- Okay.
- That's all. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Okay. - That's all.

Sit down, Lieutenant. - The Asphalt Jungle

Sit down, Lieutenant.

He left state prison yesterday at 12 noon took a train for this city - The Asphalt Jungle

He left state prison yesterday at 12 noon took a train for...

There's the number you're looking for. - The Asphalt Jungle

There's the number you're looking for.

- Yeah?
- I want to see Cobby. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Yeah? - I want to see Cobby.

Wait here. You'd better be on the legit, pal. - The Asphalt Jungle

Wait here. You'd better be on the legit, pal.

What do you got? - The Asphalt Jungle

What do you got?

What are you sweatin' for - The Asphalt Jungle

What are you sweatin' for

Did I ever welsh - The Asphalt Jungle

Did I ever welsh

Emmerich on the phone - The Asphalt Jungle

Emmerich on the phone

Never does a lick of work - The Asphalt Jungle

Never does a lick of work

Take my advice and knock off for a while - The Asphalt Jungle

Take my advice and knock off for a while

Thirteen hundred? You must be crazy. - The Asphalt Jungle

Thirteen hundred? You must be crazy.

Why don't you wise up - The Asphalt Jungle

Why don't you wise up

Look, Gus. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Yeah?
- Dix, it's me, Doll. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Yeah? - Dix, it's me, Doll.

Hi, honey. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Close the door.
- Well, sure, Dix. Sure. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Close the door. - Well, sure, Dix. Sure.

Doll, if you're gonna smoke,
you gotta learn to carry matches. - The Asphalt Jungle

Doll, if you're gonna smoke, you gotta learn to carry m...

Take my word for it - The Asphalt Jungle

Take my word for it

We need a hooligan - The Asphalt Jungle

We need a hooligan

See that you have a place to stay - The Asphalt Jungle

See that you have a place to stay

After this job - The Asphalt Jungle

Don't call me Uncle Lon - The Asphalt Jungle

Don't call me Uncle Lon

I had the market send over
some salt mackerel for you. - The Asphalt Jungle

I had the market send over some salt mackerel for you.

I had the market send over some salt mackerel for you - The Asphalt Jungle

I had the market send over some salt mackerel for you

I've got over 100 - The Asphalt Jungle

I've got over 100

- What's the matter?
- Nothing, Dix. Nothing. Nothing. - The Asphalt Jungle

- What's the matter? - Nothing, Dix. Nothing. Nothing.

One way or another - The Asphalt Jungle

One way or another

The information she gave me is that he's broke - The Asphalt Jungle

The information she gave me is that he's broke

That copper - The Asphalt Jungle

I don't want promises - The Asphalt Jungle

I don't want promises

How's that - The Asphalt Jungle

What if I told you I've got a plan worked out to get it all - The Asphalt Jungle

What if I told you I've got a plan worked out to get it...

How do we raise the money - The Asphalt Jungle

How do we raise the money

There's only one driver - The Asphalt Jungle

There's only one driver

That busted down wrestler - The Asphalt Jungle

That busted down wrestler

I don't like the guy - The Asphalt Jungle

I don't like the guy

If you want fresh air - The Asphalt Jungle

If you want fresh air

Doll. - The Asphalt Jungle

Take your keys, please. We're closing up. - The Asphalt Jungle

Take your keys, please. We're closing up.

Better be careful how you handle this stuff. - The Asphalt Jungle

Better be careful how you handle this stuff.

What time have you got? - The Asphalt Jungle

What time have you got?

Good luck, Doc. - The Asphalt Jungle

Good luck, Doc.

It's gonna take a lot to blow this baby. - The Asphalt Jungle

It's gonna take a lot to blow this baby.

- We gotta blow, fast!
- This is everything of real value. - The Asphalt Jungle

- We gotta blow, fast! - This is everything of real value.

Watchman. Pull open the door, Louis. - The Asphalt Jungle

Watchman. Pull open the door, Louis.

- Gus, take me home.
- Where'd it get you? - The Asphalt Jungle

- Gus, take me home. - Where'd it get you?

What about my debtors - The Asphalt Jungle

What about my debtors

I'd go easy on that liquor if I were you - The Asphalt Jungle

I'd go easy on that liquor if I were you

Well, everything go all right? - The Asphalt Jungle

Well, everything go all right?

Say, I'll bet that thing is full
of koh-i-noors and Grand Moguls, eh? - The Asphalt Jungle

Say, I'll bet that thing is full of koh-i-noors and Gra...

Are you a man or what? - The Asphalt Jungle

Are you a man or what?

Tell me the truth. How did it happen? - The Asphalt Jungle

Tell me the truth. How did it happen?

Whenever Louis gets into trouble - The Asphalt Jungle

Whenever Louis gets into trouble

I'm sorry, Gus, - The Asphalt Jungle

I'm sorry, Gus,

- Listen to that.
- Yeah. - The Asphalt Jungle

- Listen to that. - Yeah.

I wouldn't go parading around this neighborhood with a suitcase - The Asphalt Jungle

I wouldn't go parading around this neighborhood with a...

Sounds like a soul in hell - The Asphalt Jungle

Sounds like a soul in hell

How can things go so wrong - The Asphalt Jungle

How can things go so wrong

This is Cobby - The Asphalt Jungle

What? Uh, please, talk a little louder.
This is Eddie Donato. - The Asphalt Jungle

What? Uh, please, talk a little louder. This is Eddie Donato...

Just politics - The Asphalt Jungle

There's nothing so different about them - The Asphalt Jungle

There's nothing so different about them

Ever been in Mexico City - The Asphalt Jungle

Ever been in Mexico City

- I wanna see the commissioner.
- State your business. - The Asphalt Jungle

- I wanna see the commissioner. - State your business.

He left prison yesterday at 12 noon - The Asphalt Jungle

He left prison yesterday at 12 noon

She confirmed what Emmerich said - The Asphalt Jungle

She confirmed what Emmerich said

She confirmed what Emmerich said that he was with her from 11 30 till 3 00 - The Asphalt Jungle

She confirmed what Emmerich said that he was with her from...

Here's to the drink habit - The Asphalt Jungle

Here's to the drink habit

Married 20 years - The Asphalt Jungle

Married 20 years

Somebody saw him here - The Asphalt Jungle

Somebody saw him here

I'll tell them about the juice you've been getting - The Asphalt Jungle

I'll tell them about the juice you've been getting

They'll call me a fink. - The Asphalt Jungle

They'll call me a fink.

I don't know - The Asphalt Jungle

So, since I'm gonna be busy with a lot of cases, - The Asphalt Jungle

So, since I'm gonna be busy with a lot of cases,

Why are they pounding so - The Asphalt Jungle

Why are they pounding so

Well, young man, you've got an iron fist. - The Asphalt Jungle

Well, young man, you've got an iron fist.

Well, there's a fire in here.
Come on in. You look cold. - The Asphalt Jungle

Well, there's a fire in here. Come on in. You look cold...

If I were you - The Asphalt Jungle

It's a shame to bust this door in - The Asphalt Jungle

It's a shame to bust this door in

Sit down. - The Asphalt Jungle

Don't worry - The Asphalt Jungle

- Wait! Stop!
- Come on! - The Asphalt Jungle

- Wait! Stop! - Come on!

You wait and see - The Asphalt Jungle

You wait and see

How about a cup of coffee, honey? - The Asphalt Jungle

How about a cup of coffee, honey?

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A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Huston

Writer: Ben Maddow, John Huston, W.R. Burnett

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1950

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 May 1950

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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