Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In honor of its 75th Anniversary, I look back at John Huston's brilliant adaptation of W.R. Burnett's novel 'The Asphalt Jungle'.

00:00 Spoiler-Free
01:40 John Huston
03:50 W.R. Burnett
05:27 Premise
07:53 Walter Huston
08:37 John Huston
09:10 Vices
11:03 Marilyn Monroe
13:28 Dix and Doc
14:52 Sterling Hayden
19:31 Influence of Italian Neorealism
21:16 John Huston
25:48 James Whitmore
27:50 Supporting Cast
30:03 Spoilers
31:26 Supporting Cast Cont.
33:40 John Huston
36:23 Censorship
39:30 Closing Remarks

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