The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American crime movie directed by John Huston and was based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett. It stars Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Marc Lawrence, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Caruso, Barry Kelley and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was nominated for 4 Academy Awards in 1951.

The Asphalt Jungle
Directed by	John Huston
Produced by	Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenplay by	Ben Maddow John Huston
Based on	The Asphalt Jungle 1949 novel by W. R. Burnett
Starring	Sterling Hayden Louis Calhern Jean Hagen
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Edited by	George Boemler
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	June 1, 1950 (1950-06-01) (US)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,232,000

Other websites

• The Asphalt Jungle at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Asphalt Jungle on IMDb
• The Asphalt Jungle at AllMovie
• The Asphalt Jungle at the TCM Movie Database
• The Asphalt Jungle at Rotten Tomatoes