The Asphalt Jungle (1950)A major heist goes off as planned, until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel.

Directed by John Huston

Genres
Crime, Film-Noir, Drama

Cast
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, Marilyn Monroe, William ‘Wee Willie’ Davis, Dorothy Tree, Brad Dexter, John Maxwell

****/*****

From director John Huston is the awesome and atmospheric film noir.  Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove) stars as a hard as nails ex-con who gets wrapped up in a jewelry heist.  The Asphalt Jungle also marks an early role for a young Marilyn Monroe.