{"product_id":"the-asphalt-jungle-criterion-collection-blu-ray","title":"The Asphalt Jungle (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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. Anchored by an abundance of nuanced performances from a gifted ensemble—including a tight-jawed Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove) and a sultry Marilyn Monroe (Some Like It Hot) in her breakout role—this gritty crime classic by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) climaxes in a meticulously detailed anatomy of a robbery that has reverberated through the genre ever since. An uncommonly naturalistic view of a seamy underworld, The Asphalt Jungle painstakingly depicts the calm professionalism and toughness of its gangster heroes while evincing a remarkable depth of compassion for their all-too-human fragility, and it showcases a master filmmaker at the height of his powers. Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, and Marilyn Monroe (in one of her early major roles).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e112 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH). Two-disc set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary from 2004 by film historian Drew Casper, featuring archival recordings of actor James Whitmore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePharos of Chaos, a 1983 documentary about actor Sterling Hayden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interviews with film noir historian Eddie Muller and cinematographer John Bailey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival footage of writer-director John Huston discussing the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpisode of the television program City Lights from 1979 featuring Huston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio excerpts of archival interviews with Huston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Marilyn Monroe\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49061996429586,"sku":"715515190619","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3100377.jpg?v=1715195243","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-asphalt-jungle-criterion-collection-blu-ray","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}