Giungla d’asfalto (1950) in streaming su altadefinizione Quando l'intelligente criminale Erwin "Doc" Riedenschneider viene rilasciato dalla prigione, cerca un investimento di cinquantamila dollari dal bookmaker Cobby per reclutare una piccola banda di specialisti per una rapina da un milione di dollari di gioielli da una gioielleria. Doc viene presentato all'avvocato Alonzo D. Emmerich che si offre di finanziare l'intera operazione e acquistare le gemme subito dopo il furto. Doc ingaggia il cracker sicuro Louis Ciavelli, l'autista Gus Minissi e il pistolero Dix Handley per la rapina. Il suo piano funziona perfettamente ma sfortuna e tradimenti compromettono i passaggi dopo la rapina e i gangster devono fuggire dalla polizia.
Il film è stato nominato per quattro Academy Awards. Nel 2008, The Asphalt Jungle è stato selezionato per la conservazione nel National Film Registry degli Stati Uniti dalla Library of Congress come "culturalmente, storicamente o esteticamente significativo".
Cast
Sterling HaydenDix Handley
Louis CalhernAlonzo D. Emmerich
Sam JaffeDoc Erwin Riedenschneider
Jean HagenDoll Conovan
James WhitmoreGus Minissi
John McIntirePolice Commissioner Hardy
Marc LawrenceCobby
Barry KelleyLt. Ditrich
Anthony CarusoLouis Ciavelli
Marilyn MonroeAngela Phinlay
Teresa CelliMaria Ciavelli
William 'Wee Willie' DavisTimmons
Dorothy TreeMay Emmerich
Brad DexterBob Brannom
John MaxwellDr. Swanson
Mary AndersonPolice Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Ray BennettDetective in Hardy's Office (uncredited)
David BondFather Sortine (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgMan at Line-Up (uncredited)
Benny BurtTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Frank CadyNight Clerk (uncredited)
Jean CarterWoman (uncredited)
Mack ChandlerGambler (uncredited)
David ClarkeMr. Atkinson (Railroad Man) (uncredited)
John CliffPoliceman (uncredited)
Harry CodyGambler (uncredited)
Gene CooganReporter (uncredited)
Henry CordenKarl Anton Smith (uncredited)
Chuck CourtneyRed (Boy in Diner) (uncredited)
John CrawfordReporter (uncredited)
Ralph DunnPoliceman (uncredited)
Gene EvansPoliceman at Ciavelli's Apartment (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyPoliceman (uncredited)
Alex GerryMaxwell (uncredited)
Sol GorssPoliceman (uncredited)
Fred GrahamTruck Driver (uncredited)
Don HaggertyDet. Andrews (uncredited)
Eloise HardtVivian (uncredited)
Thomas Browne HenryJames X. Connery (uncredited)
Wesley HopperPoliceman (uncredited)
George LynnDetective at Ciavelli's Apartment (uncredited)
Fred MarlowReporter (uncredited)
Strother MartinWilliam Doldy (uncredited)
Patricia MillerGirl (uncredited)
Howard M. MitchellSecretary (uncredited)
Ralph MontgomeryCounterman (uncredited)
Alberto MorinEddie Donato (uncredited)
Kerry O'DayGirl (uncredited)
Raymond RoeTallboy (uncredited)
Henry RowlandFrank Schurz (Doc's Taxi Driver) (uncredited)
Tim RyanJack (Police Clerk) (uncredited)
James SeayOfficer Janocek (uncredited)
Jack SheaPoliceman (uncredited)
Charles SherlockGambler (uncredited)
J. Lewis SmithGambler (uncredited)
J.J. SmithPolice Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Joseph Darr SmithReporter (uncredited)
Helene StanleyJeannie (Girl in Diner) (uncredited)
Ray TealCop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
