Directed by:
John HustonCinematography:
Harold RossonComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Teresa Celli, Marilyn Monroe (more)Plots(1)
'Doc' Riedenschneider, legendary crime 'brain' just out of prison, has a brilliant plan for a million-dollar burglary. To pull it off, he recruits safecracker Louis, driver Gus, financial backer Emmerich, and strong-arm man Dix Handley. At first the plan goes like clockwork, but little accidents accumulate and each partner proves to have his own fatal weakness. In the background is a pervasive, grimy urban malaise. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Sterling Hayden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/570/164570668_8c2e9a.jpg)
Sterling Hayden
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Louis Calhern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500013_527ae0.jpg)
Louis Calhern
USA
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Julius Caesar (1953)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
![Jean Hagen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247409_074fa8.jpg)
Jean Hagen
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Dead Ringer (1964)
![James Whitmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269274_66e7c6.jpg)
James Whitmore
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
![Sam Jaffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272982_cb133b.jpg)
Sam Jaffe
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lost Horizon (1937)
The Spies (1957)
![John McIntire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871856_0a0c4d.jpg)
John McIntire
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Westward the Women (1951)
Winchester '73 (1950)
![Marc Lawrence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307407_74857d.gif)
Marc Lawrence
USA
Best movies:
Vacation with a Gangster (1954)
Marathon Man (1976)
Desire (1936)
![Barry Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262615_18eeb2.jpg)
Barry Kelley
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Carrie (1952)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
![Teresa Celli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587707_b4b494.jpg)
Teresa Celli
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Great Caruso (1951)
Border Incident (1949)
![Marilyn Monroe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/220/164220344_f1ff53.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
All About Eve (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
![William 'Wee Willie' Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587712_fd0e33.jpg)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
![Brad Dexter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/480/480071_aaa829.jpg)
Brad Dexter
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
![Strother Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280956_c7d2d0.jpg)
Strother Martin
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Gene Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/288/161288166_38e589.jpg)
Gene Evans
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Dorothy Tree](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674185_6684d7.jpg)
Dorothy Tree
USA
Best movies:
It (1927)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Men (1950)
![Frank Cady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000087_438ec1.jpg)
Frank Cady
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
![Pat Flaherty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000248_6efdc2.jpg)
Pat Flaherty
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
![John Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/513/159513783_cc4e71.jpg)
John Crawford
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Big Heat (1953)
![Ray Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676374_e8f797.jpg)
Ray Bennett
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
Giant (1956)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Charles Sherlock
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)