The Asphalt Jungle (1950): Film Noir UK
Sun 20 Nov
|Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff


Time & Location
20 Nov 2022, 13:00
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
About the Event
In a smog choked city somewhere in the American Midwest, an ageing 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.
Starring an incredible cast including a tight-jawed Sterling Hayden and a sultry Marilyn Monroe in her breakout role, John Huston’s gritty film noir climaxes in a meticulously detailed anatomy of a robbery that continues to influence film directors to this day.
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.
For over 70 years The Asphalt Jungle continues to stand out as one of the greatest American…