The Asphalt Jungle
May 12 1950
•2h 52m
•Crime, Drama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Cast
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Sterling Hayden
Dix Handley
Louis Calhern
Alonzo D. Emmerich
Sam Jaffe
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Jean Hagen
Doll Conovan
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