Marilyn's breakout role "The Asphalt Jungle" was a noir heist film where Monroe played the role of Angela Phinlay, mistress of corrupt lawyer Alonso Emmerich (Louis Calhern).Mar 15, 2022
When Brannom brandishes a gun, Dix kills him but is wounded himself. Doc scolds Emmerich for his foolish plan and tells him to contact the jeweler's insurance company and offer to return the valuables for 25% of their value. Emmerich sloppily disposes of Brannom's body in the river.
John HustonBen MaddowThe Asphalt Jungle/Screenplay
June 1950 (USA)The Asphalt Jungle / Release date
In the tragic final moment of the film, a barely alive Dix makes it to his father's horse farm, only to die just before he can reach the horses. Dix has escaped, but he has no escape. The criminogenic modern city is the true villain of The Asphalt Jungle.
John HustonThe Asphalt Jungle / DirectorJohn Marcellus Huston was an American actor, director, screenwriter and visual artist. He traveled widely, settling at various times in France, Mexico, and Ireland. Huston was a citizen of the U.S. by birth but renounced this to become an Irish citizen and resident in 1964. Wikipedia
Definition of asphalt jungle : a big city or a specified part of a big city.
noir caperAsphalt Jungle, The, American film noir caper, released in 1950, that was adapted from W.R. Burnett's novel about an ambitious jewel robbery orchestrated by a gang of eccentric criminals.
Volpi Cup for Best ActorEdgar Award for Best Motion Picture ScreenplayThe Asphalt Jungle/Awards
The Asphalt Jungle is the greatest, most influential heist movie, and has a superb performance from Sam Jaffe as the middle-aged German-born criminal mastermind behind a million-dollar jewel robbery in an unidentified American city.Feb 11, 2006