---
title: 'The Asphalt Jungle (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-asphalt-jungle-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042208/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

1950 · 112 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American heist film noir directed by John Huston, from a screenplay co-written with Ben Maddow. It stars Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire and Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles. Based on the 1949 novel by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston), [Ben Maddow](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-maddow)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Hornblow, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hornblow-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [George Boemler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-boemler)

## Cast

- [James Whitmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whitmore)
- [Marilyn Monroe](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-monroe)
- [John Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-crawford)
- [Sam Jaffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-jaffe)
- [Gene Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-evans)
- [Brad Dexter](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dexter)
- [Don Haggerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-haggerty)
- [William Haade](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-haade)
- [Dorothy Tree](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-tree)
- [John McIntire](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcintire)
- [Barry Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-kelley)
- [George Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lynn)
- [Sterling Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sterling-hayden)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Alberto Morin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-morin)

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