The Asphalt Jungle
“The City Under the City”
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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Cast
73 people
Sterling Hayden
Dix Handley
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Killing
Louis Calhern
Alonzo D. Emmerich
Known for
Notorious
Duck Soup
Jean Hagen
Doll Conovan
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Panic in Year Zero!
James Whitmore
Gus Minissi
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Planet of the Apes
Sam Jaffe
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Known for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Ben-Hur
John McIntire
Police Commissioner Hardy
Known for
Psycho
Turner & Hooch
Marc Lawrence
Cobby
Known for
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Man with the Golden Gun
Barry Kelley
Lieutenant Ditrich
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Buchanan Rides Alone
Anthony Caruso
Louis Ciavelli
Known for
Objective, Burma!
The Wonderful Country
Teresa Celli
Maria Ciavelli
Also in
Black Hand
Border Incident
Marilyn Monroe
Angela Phinlay
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Seven Year Itch
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Timmons
Known for
Samson and Delilah
Pursuit to Algiers
John Huston Director · Ben Maddow Screenplay W.R. Burnett Author
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $1.2M · United States release May 12, 1950
Box office
Budget
$1,232,000
Worldwide gross
$2,100,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · May 12, 1950
Theatrical
Belgium
February 23, 1951 · Theatrical · Antwerp
March 9, 1951 · Theatrical · Brussels
Brazil
October 19, 1950 · Theatrical
June 30, 1990 · Physical · DVD
France
December 6, 1950 · Theatrical
December 29, 1950 · Theatrical · Paris
May 1, 1964 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 18, 1981 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 15, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 5, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Greece
June 25, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Italy
August 23, 1950 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
January 11, 1951 · Theatrical
June 28, 2017 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato (4K Testoration)
Portugal
March 22, 1951 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 13, 1950 · Theatrical
April 21, 1964 · Theatrical · Re-release
United Kingdom
September 24, 1950 · Theatrical
November 3, 2006 · Theatrical · Re-release
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