The Asphalt Jungle (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Description

In a smog-choked city somewhere in the American Midwest, an aging criminal
mastermind, newly released from prison, hatches a plan for a million-dollar
jewel heist and draws a wealthy lawyer and a cherry-picked trio of outlaws
into his carefully devised but inevitably doomed scheme. Anchored by an
abundance of nuanced performances from a gifted ensemble including a tight-
jawed Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove) and a sultry Marilyn Monroe (Some Like
It Hot) in her breakout role this gritty crime classic by John Huston (The
Maltese Falcon) climaxes in a meticulously detailed anatomy of a robbery that
has reverberated through the genre ever since. An uncommonly naturalistic view
of a seamy underworld, The Asphalt Jungle painstakingly depicts the calm
professionalism and toughness of its gangster heroes while evincing a
remarkable depth of compassion for their all-too-human fragility, and it
showcases a master filmmaker at the height of his powers. BLU-RAY SPECIAL
EDITION FEATURES – New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural
soundtrack – Audio commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper,
featuring recordings of actor James Whitmore – New interviews with film noir
historian Eddie Muller and cinematographer John Bailey – Archival footage of
writer-director John Huston discussing the film – Pharos of Chaos, a 1983
documentary about actor Sterling Hayden – Episode of the television program
City Lights from 1979 featuring John Huston – Audio excerpts of archival
interviews with Huston – Excerpts from footage of the 1983 AFI Lifetime
Achievement Award ceremony honoring Huston, featuring actor Sam Jaffe and the
filmmaker – Trailer – New English subtitle translation – PLUS: An essay by
critic Geoffrey O Brien – More!

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir, Mystery & Suspense
• Format: Subtitled, Widescreen
• Contributor: Marilyn Monroe, Sterling Hayden, John Huston
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 52 minutes
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.17 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 43380371
• Director ‏ : ‎ John Huston
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 52 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2016
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English