The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

USA, 112 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Asphalt Jungle
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • German
Swedish release 1950-11-13

Cast

Sterling Hayden
William "Dix" Handley

Louis Calhern
Alonzo "Lon" D. Emmerich, advokat

Jean Hagen
Doll Conovan

James Whitmore
Gus Minissi, barägare

Sam Jaffe
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

John McIntire
Hardy, polischefen

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Titles

Original title
  • The Asphalt Jungle
Swedish release title
  • I asfaltens djungel
Title for Swedish Video release
  • I asfaltens djungel
Re-release title
  • Blodigt spel

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Key Grip
Conductor
Orchestration
Set Decorator
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

Sterling Hayden William "Dix" Handley
Louis Calhern Alonzo "Lon" D. Emmerich, advokat
Jean Hagen Doll Conovan
James Whitmore Gus Minissi, barägare
Sam Jaffe Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
John McIntire Hardy, polischefen
Marc Lawrence Cobby, bookmaker
Barry Kelley kriminalassistent Ditrich
Anthony Caruso Louis Ciavelli, sprängämnesexpert
Teresa Celli Maria Ciavelli, hans fru
Marilyn Monroe Angela Phinlay, Emmerichs älskarinna
William "Wee Willie" Davis (as William Davis) Timmons
Dorothy Tree May Emmerich, Emmericks fru
Brad Dexter Bob Brannom, Emmerichs medarbetare, privatdetektiv
John Maxwell doktor Swanson
- Ej krediterade:
Alex Gerry Maxwell
Thomas Browne Henry James X. Connery
James Seay Janocek, civilklädd polis
Don Haggerty Andrews Anderson, civilklädd polis
Henry Rowland Franz Schurz, taxichaufför
Helene Stanley Jeannie, den unga flickan på fiket
Raymond Roe Tallboy, hennes sällskap
Charles Courtney Red, Jeannies andra sällskap på fiket
Jean Carter en kvinna
Constance Weiler en kvinna
Judith Wood en kvinna
Ralph Dunn äldre polisofficer som haffar Doc utanför fiket
Pat Flaherty Ed, hans yngre kollega
Jack Shea polis
John Cliff polis
Tim Ryan Jack, polisnotarie
Strother Martin Karl Anton Smith, en av männen vid polisens identifieringsuppställning
Henry Corden William Doldy, man vid polisens identifieringsuppställning
Ray Teal en patrullerande polis som slås ner av Dix och Doc
Frank Cady nattvakten
Benny Burt Charles Wright, taxichaufför, angivare
Fred Graham långtradarchauffören i Gus bar
David Hydes Evans
Joseph Darr Smith journalist
Sol Gorss civilklädd polis
Wilson Wood en man
William Washington en misstänkt
Leah Wakefield en flicka
Kerry O'Day en flicka
Patricia Miller en flicka
Eloise Hardt Vivian
Alberto Morin Eddie Donato, mannen som gömmer Dix och Doc
Fred Marlowe journalist
Howard M. Mitchell (as Howard Mitchell) sekreterare
King Donovan detektiv vid identifieringsuppställningen
Dick Elliott detektiven vid Ciavellis likvaka

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
A John Huston Production
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1950
Action Film 1964
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Warner Home Video Sweden AB 1997
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) Warner Home Video Sweden AB 1997

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 77472
Date 1950-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3080 meters
Censored length 3020 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 113 minuter. Visningskopiorna efter censurklipp: 110 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3080 meter
Length in minutes 112 min


Original work

Original title The Asphalt Jungle (Novel)
Author William Riley Burnett


Production location

USA 1949 1949-12-21
Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Lexington, Kentucky USA

Release dates

First showing 1950-06-02 USA 112 min
Release in Sweden 1950-11-13 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 110 min
Other showing 1964-04-21 Stockholm Sweden (nypremiär)
TV showing 1970-12-26 TV1 Sweden
1974-11-13 TV1 Sweden
1979-03-31 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1988-04-20
1989-04-08
1989-04-15
1995-01-10
1995-05-15
1996-02-09
1996-02-20
1996-03-03
1996-03-07
Video release 1997-09 Sweden 106 min
TV showing 2001-01-26 Sweden 106 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2001-09-04
2001-09-28
2008-05-13
2013-04-05
2014-05-10
Cinematheque screening 2017-03-04 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2017-03-04

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3059


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2788


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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