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Title: Crime Noir at its Best
Review: Despite the fact that THE ASPHALT JUNGLE was a film noir that came out in 1950, as the noir cycle was beginning to shift focus, this movie is one of the classics of the film noir genre. From the sterling acting (no pun intended) of Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe and the rest of the cast to the superb direction of John Huston, THE ASPHALT JUNGLE is a film noir that portrays criminals who commit a heist as human beings with motivations and flaws, and it is this that gives the film its true sense of tragedy when the final reel finishes rolling.A terrific movie that provides the audience an early look at one Marilyn Monroe, this film noir about a criminal heist gone wrong is 1950 film noir at its best.
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