The Asphalt Jungle (1950): Following his release from prison, master thief Doc Riedenschneider plans an intricate jewel heist with the backing of corrupt lawyer Alonzo Emmerich. Assembling a team of ...

Left to right: Sam Jaffe as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider, Anthony Caruso as Louis Ciavelli and Sterling Hayden as Dix Handley in "The Asphalt Jungle." Photo courtesy ...

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big ...

The criminal Dix Handley is arrested by the police on suspicion of armed robbery and murder. However, with no evidence to convict him, Dix is soon released. Instead of taking this brush with the law ...