The Asphalt Jungle

Marilyn Monroe, Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen (starring)
John Huston (director, screenwriter)
W.R. Burnett (novel)
Ben Maddow (screenwriter)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1950. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1950 film noir, showing Sterling Hayden and Jean Hagen embracing, while Marilyn Monroe looks on with envy. MGM stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso.

Based on the 1949 novel by W.R. Burnett, and hugely influential as one of the earliest films in the heist film sub-genre. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Selby US Masterworks. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Criterion Collection 847. National Film Registry.


[Book #169550]