Superb scene, one of the best. The way that Dix is consistently undervalued throughout the movie, only Doc Erwin seeming to recognize his true quality, is one of the joys of this film.
Monophylos Fortikos Superb scene. Superb comment. Man you hit it exactly! When Dix, all in one motion rolls left, unholsters and fires.. It's one of the most memorable moments in film history. Sterling Hayden's 'hooligan' Dix was the TRUTH in this movie and the emotional centerpiece of the film. And you're right, the joy of every real 'G' is rooting for the underdog..
Such a fantastic scene. Among Huston's best. The lighting on the rather shifty eyes of Brad Dexter is sensational. And Dix's berating of Emmerich after gunning down his flunky is one of the great lines --and line readings-- out of noir.
John Huston directed two of the greatest "film noir" classics. This and "The Maltese Falcon". Like so many other stars of the 40's Sterling Hayden was a WWII vet, actually a true war hero. James Whitmore and director Huston also served with distinction. Those were the days when America rich or poor was truly one nation/
Happy Birthday Mr. Hayden! You are one of the best actors there ever was! I love this film! I love all your films, but this is my favorite one! I never tire of this film. Your performance and that of your fellow actors is superb!!!!!
You're welcome, your original comment was almost exactly what i said about Rififi when i saw it, its quite heavily influenced by The Asphalt Jungle as well.
What a great film, that just gets better with each viewing. The great John Huston created the film noir with the classic ''The Maltese Falcon" and continued its evolution with this magnificent picture, the ultimate caper movie. The characters are spellbinding, fueled by uniformly brilliant performances.
The whole movie is so counter to the everything you expect, then or now, especially from Huston's previous films....the private eye is a total ahole while the criminals are regular people, the gunfight is just a moment instead of an unrealistic action sequence with people ducking behind furniture for 5 minutes, and the parties still negotiate at the end. Such a great film.
The incomparable John Huston's 3rd of his holy trinity of masterworks (The Maltese Falcon 1941,The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948). This one is in addition to being the evolution of his creation of film noir, the first film to tell the story of a crime entirely from the perspective of the criminals themselves. The characterizations and acting of this magnificent film is uniformly spellbinding by a cast of supreme character actors.
you are welcome,I hope to put up more,I am still in recovery from a stroke,I had to move and don't have INternet where I live and have to go seek it else where and because of covid there are not many places that have access indoors except fast food joints,libraries in my area only open from 1pm till 6 and limit you to 1 hour ,I was rousted out of 1 yesterday ,there were only 5 people in the library and i was the only 1 at a table ,but the COMRADE kept telling me I had to leave
Rayoscope I'm not sure which one I like more. The Killing has more build up and pays more attention to the heist while the Asphalt jungle has more plot/central characters. They r both so good.
@@georgevalley1319 I watch these films again and again. The Killing is simply weird on so many levels. The characters in Asphalt Jungle are sympathetic, not so in Kubrick's film. And that ghastly voiceover. And the cheesy dialogue. And that ending!
Jeez, This is by far the best caper film ever made, i am not exagerrating when i say that i must have watched hundreds of time, eventrually you automatically learn ALL of the dialogue, of ALL of the actors. Thera are 3 other films made in homage to this, with exactly the same story, they are "Cairo" with George Sanders, a western called "Badlanders", with Ernest Borgnine, & "Cool Breez" a blaxploitation film with Henry Lloyd cole, all 3 of the are good films, but none of them are as good as "ashphalt".
Dans la plupart des films de John Huston, une histoire réunit par hasard une poignée d'aventuriers, où chacun joue sa partie, à qui perd gagne, et cherche à tirer son épingle du jeu, à l'image du chacun pour soi dans la vraie vie : "Asphalt Jungle" est le plus magistral, casting inoubliable, mise en scène brillante, plans ciselés, éclairage brutal, montage au scalpel, et une fin par contraste toute en douceur, celle du rêve de toute une existence - qui n'a pu être réalisé.
For all of you out there who have SUCH a high regard for the AFI...this film is not even on their great est 100 Where is scorcese...and Spielberg ..clamoring for it. RIGHT. NOWHERE
I really do like every bit of the construction of the story and this scene, and that it seems that the actors each had a fine idea about who their character where, and how they would react to changes in the plan. I like how Mister Emmerich's voice trembles a bit, when the loot isn't placed in his custody, without him having to pay up first; I'd like to think, that he'd even played with the idea of paying up later, when he had fenced off the loot, as a way to sooth his mind. -And that he at that point knows that he'll have to hope that his hired gun can finish the deal.
i want to up load sam jaffe in ben hur ,incredible scene ,he goes from schock to awe ,and surprise ,to joy the breaking down in hysterical uncontrollable weeping ! its not online ,have to find copy of the movie
I wanted to hear the conversation after the German said “ Now why would you want to pull a stunt like that ?” Subtlety like that doesn’t exist in the modern age of adrenaline junkies and the heavy handed writing that goes along with it .
i want to up load sam jaffe in ben hur ,incredible scene ,he goes from schock to awe ,and surprise ,to joy the breaking down in hysterical uncontrollable weeping ! its not online ,have to find copy of the movie
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I would like to see a remake but how can you replace marylin monroe.Cant be done. I always felt bad for "country".That relationship with "doll"was kind of strange.
How many times did I watch that movie ?... 20 times ? 30 ? 40 ? I guess about 50 times... ALL the actors are superb !!! A masterpiece !!! John Huston, where are you ?...
