The asphalt jungle
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Huston, John, 1906-1987 film director,
Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976 film producer.
Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992, screenwriter.
Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988, director of photography.
Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, composer.
Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976 film producer.
Maddow, Ben, 1909-1992, screenwriter.
Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988, director of photography.
Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, composer.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
ISBN
9781681432397, 1681432390
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Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BLU-RAY ASPHALT | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY FEATURE ASPHALT | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY GOLDEN ERA A | On Shelf |
Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | BLU ASP | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781681432397, 1681432390
UPC
715515190619
Notes
General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Based on the novel by W.R. Burnett.
General Note
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
General Note
Special features: new 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural sountrack. 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, George Boemler ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Participants/Performers
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Marilyn Monroe.
Description
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.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A ; full frame (1.37:1 screen ratio); uncompressed monaural.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Huston, J., Hornblow, A., Jr., Maddow, B., Rosson, H., Rózsa, M., Boemler, G., Gibbons, C., Duell, R., Hayden, S., Calhern, L., Hagen, J., Whitmore, J., Jaffe, S., McIntire, J., Lawrence, M., Kelley, B., Monroe, M., & Burnett, W. R. 1. (2016). The asphalt jungle (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Huston et al.. 2016. The Asphalt Jungle. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Huston et al.. The Asphalt Jungle The Criterion Collection, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Huston, John, et al. The Asphalt Jungle Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.
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