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THE ASPHALT JUNGLE
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1
Mon, Jun 17 7:30 PM
Film Noir Classics
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE
Monday, June 17th at 7:30 PM
Hosted by professor Foster Hirsch
In a smog-filled Midwestern city, an aging criminal orchestrates a million-dollar
jewel heist, enlisting a wealthy lawyer and three handpicked outlaws into his carefully devised
but inevitably doomed scheme. John
Huston's noir classic, features nuanced performances from Sterling Hayden and Marilyn Monroe, in her breakout role. Huston
presents an uncommonly naturalistic portrayal of underworld characters, with his
masterful depiction of crime's gritty reality, and the calm professionalism and
toughness of its gangster heroes, The
Asphalt Jungle spotlights a filmmaker at the peak of his prowess. (1950,
112 mins)
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