The Asphalt Jungle Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

June 1, 1950

Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$29,868 + $0 = $29,868

Cast

Marilyn Monroe, James Whitmore, John McIntire, Jean Hagen, Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Brad Dexter, Marc Lawrence

1926-1962

Marilyn Monroe

as Angela Phinlay

1921-2009

James Whitmore

as Gus Minissi

1907-1991

John McIntire

as Police Commissioner Hardy

1923-1977

Jean Hagen

1916-1996

Sterling Hayden

as Dix Handley

1895-1956

Louis Calhern

as Alonzo D. Emmerich

1917-2002

Brad Dexter

as Bob Brannom

1910-2005

Marc Lawrence

as Cobby

About The Asphalt Jungle

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

About

Film noir crime drama in which a jewel robbery becomes unraveled due to bad luck and double crosses. It was based on W. R. Burnett's 1949 novel of the same name.

Trivia

In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning none of them.