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The Asphalt Jungle (1950) is a film noir directed by John Huston. The caper film, is based on the novel of the same name by W.R. Burnett and stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore, and Marilyn Monroe.
It tells the story of a group of men planning and executing a jewel robbery. It was nominated for four Academy Awards.
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider (Jaffe), with funding from Alonzo Emmerich ...
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