The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Published 16 Dec 2022

ASA MOVIE CRAZE CLASSIC GOLD

Author ASA MOVIE CRAZE

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) A Film Directed by John Huston with Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore

Synopsis

Doc Erwin Riedenschneider has Just been Released from Prison and Immediately seeks out Financial Backing for A Heist which he has been Plotting, the Robbery of A Jewellery Store. He puts Together A Group of Men Consisting of Dix Handley, A Tough Guy, Gus, A Bar Owner and Louis Ciavelli, A Family Man. The Robbery is A Success and Dix and Doc take the Jewels to their Buyer, Alonzo ‘Lon‘ Emmerich. Unfortunately, Emmerich does Not have the Money for them, He was Hoping to be Able to Coerce the Group into Giving him the Jewels under the False Pretence of Fencing them. He would Then Be Able to Sell them himself with the Help of his Business Partner, Bob Brannom (…)

Awards

1950 4 Nominations for Oscar Director, Supporting Actor Sam Jaffe, Screenplay, Cinematography B&W
1950 Golden Globes 3 Nominations, Including Best Director
1950 BAFTA Awards Nominated for Best Film
1950 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Nominated for Best Director
1950 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay
1950 New York Film Critics Circle, Nominated for Best Film and Best Director
1950 Venice, Best Actor, Sam Jaffe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Asphalt Jungle

Reacties
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John Huston – Moulin Rouge (1952)

John Huston – Moby Dick (1956) (Full, English Subtitles)

John Huston – The Barbarian and the Geisha | El Bárbaro y la Geisha (1958)

John Huston – The Misfits (1961)

John Huston – Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) + Norman N Holland – John Huston, Freud, 1962

John Huston – The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) (with Ava Gardner, Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd)

John Huston – The Kremlin Letter (1970)

John Huston – Under the Volcano (1984)

Meer informatie
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=William+Riley+Burnett
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=John+Huston
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=Sterling+Hayden
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=Louis+Calhern
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=Sam+Jaffe
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=Jean+Hagen
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=James+Whitmore
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=Marilyn+Monroe
https://robscholtemuseum.nl/?s=The+Asphalt+Jungle