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.
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.
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!!!!!
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/
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.
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.
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".
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
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.
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!
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.
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 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
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 ?...
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..
Yes👀👌
That camera move when they shoot. Just wow
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.
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.
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!!!!!
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/
False. There were plenty of Wall Street and Industrial leaders who worked hand in hand with the Nazis before, during and after the war.
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.
This and The Killing are two of the best film noirs ever. Both sterling Hayden pics.
I think this is my favorite scene in the whole film... among so many great ones.
This scene and the ending scene with the horses are burned into my mind. I love how good this film was, so unexpected and I loved every second of it.
@@ThePyroSquirrel1 : Me, too. Very sad ending.
Gonna watch this one again now!
This flick is the best performance Louis Calhern ever gave.
"Gentlemen, I must admit at this moment, I, uh... I'm embarrassed."
Brilliant acting
Maybe the best crime film ever made. Just perfect.
Check out Rififi as well if you haven't done so already.
thanks for that reference to RIFIFI just rad the imdb about it .
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.
The Gold Standard of film noir.
Talent all over this great film
John Huston is a paragon of American cinema and noir.
John Huston is a genius. Gorgeous film. A perfect cast.
This scene is a must-see for any student of cinema.
"Are you a man or what? What's inside of you, what's keeping you alive?" OMG - BRILLIANT!
Watched it a few weeks ago-great film!!!
thats why i put the clips to encourage some 1 to watch
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".
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.
Give credit to Louis Calhearn... he was the focus of the scene.
He is brilliant in this scene.
He was tremendous at playing a scumbag.
Excellent actor
Great scene from a great movie!
thank you so much for posting in high quality
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
@@rcknhrse that sucks man. i hope you feel comfortable living the way you are and that it gets better
Great.Poetic ending ever made...
Funny to see Brad Dexter as Branom after seeing him as Harry Luck in "The Magnificent Seven".
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.
Unforgettable film classic on so many different levels. Unlike the garbage churned out today.
Definitely one of movies to have when stranded on a desert island. (assuming there is electricity...)
As heist films go even Kubrick couldn't top this one, as much as he wanted to and tried with "The Killing".
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!
@@TheSaltydog07
In the killing some characters were simpathetic: O'riley, Johnny, Marvin. Etc.
Another great film.
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.
GREAT ACTOR, GREAT MOVIE and...Marilyn 💕
SMOOTH performance by Louis Calhern ,and a long way from his over the top performance in the original count of monte christo which i recently watched
This is a wonderfully made caper story.
Remake? Please don´t you say that!
One of the great films.
This is pure noir. The femme fatale presence morphs the genre to melodrama.
The best actor in this film was Jean Hagen as Doll
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
First I seen this film
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
one reason i upload these portions so to introduce others to a film like this
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
superb movie!
I’m a bit lost. I just watched 3 minutes of White Cargo on TCM and the double cross scene is the same as the later film The Asphalt Jungle.
Ill have to check White cargo out ,
Wow!
GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!
Anyone knows where I can find that scene in which the police officer gives a full speech about corruption? I thought that was really powerful.
this might be it
ua-cam.com/video/zMeLhueyvFM/v-deo.html
plus i added this one
ua-cam.com/video/4GB00a4-E3Y/v-deo.html
Ranks in top 5 of my favorite movies.
Also, check out "99 River Street" on youtube. That Noir blew my mind.
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 ?...
Maril *y*n Monroe⭐💖 - Please - R - E - S - P - E - C- T - The woman - w / correct spelling Please ... Thank You...🙂. 😊✌🍀🌻👍👍
I am going to write a new TV show called The farmer and fritz
Sounds like some proper people, not much underhand there, except for the heists :3