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The asphalt jungle Cover Image DVD DVD

The asphalt jungle / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; a John Huston production ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screenplay by Ben Maddow and John Huston ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by John Huston.

Huston, John, 1906-1987 (screenwriter,, film director.). Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976 (film producer.). Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992 (screenwriter.). Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986 (actor.). Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956 (actor.). Hagen, Jean, 1924-1977 (actor.). Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962 (actor.). Whitmore, James, 1921-2009 (actor.). Burnett, W. R. (William Ripley), 1899-1982 Motion picture adapatation of (work): Asphalt jungle. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Firm), (production company.). Criterition Collection (Firm), (film distributor.). Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Marilyn Monroe, James Whitmore. (Cast).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781681432403
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 112 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Subtitle from container.
Title from disc surface.
Special features: audio commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper, featuring recordings of actor James Whitmore; new interviews with film noir historian Eddie Muller and cinematographer John Bailey; archival footage of writer-director John Huston discussing the film; Pharos of chaos a 1983 documentary about actor Sterling Haydon; episode of the television program City lights from 1979 featuring John Huston; audio excerpts of archival interviews with Huston; trailer. Container insert includes essay "A left-handed form of human endeavor" by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950
From a novel by W.R. Burnett.
Special features: introduction by John Huston derived from an archival interview; commentary by author/film-noir specialist Drew Casper with co-star James Whitmore; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; film editor, George Boemler ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Marilyn Monroe, James Whitmore.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language Note:
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

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