| Edition |
Blu-ray special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (color illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical rda |
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digital optical monaural rda |
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video file Blu-Ray region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 847 |
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Criterion collection ; 847.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A ; full frame (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural. |
| Note |
Title from title frame. |
| Cast |
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Marilyn Monroe. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, George Boemler ; music by Miklos Rozsa. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950. |
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Based on the novel by W.R. Burnett. |
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1.37:1 aspect ratio. |
| Summary |
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"--Container. |
| Note |
Special features: 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 documenary about actor Sterlin Haydon; 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; insert essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Jewel thieves -- Drama.
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Jewelry theft -- Drama.
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Ex-convicts -- Drama.
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Jewelry theft. (OCoLC)fst00982591
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Jewel thieves. (OCoLC)fst00982525
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Ex-convicts. (OCoLC)fst00917418
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Gangster films. (OCoLC)fst01710308
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Film noir. (OCoLC)fst01710306
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Film noir.
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Crime films.
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Gangster films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Crime films. (OCoLC)fst01710477
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Huston, John, 1906-1987, film director, screenwriter.
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Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976, film producer.
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Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992, screenwriter.
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Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988, director of photography.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, composer (expression)
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Boemler, George, editor of moving image work.
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Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960, art director.
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Duell, Randall, art director.
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Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986, actor.
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Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956, actor.
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Hagen, Jean, 1923-1977, actor.
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Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, actor.
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Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984, actor.
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McIntire, John, 1907-1991, actor.
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Lawrence, Marc, 1910-2005, actor.
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Kelley, Barry, 1908-1991, actor.
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Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982.
Asphalt jungle.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
715515190619 |
| ISBN |
9781681432397 |
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1681432390 |
| Music No. |
CC2711BD Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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