How The Asphalt Jungle changed the face of American noir

John Huston’s heist classic, starring Sterling Hayden and Marilyn Monroe, emphasised the grittiness of the postwar era.

The Lady from Shanghai is a prime example of the legendary filmmaker’s complicated genius.

Arthur Penn’s seminal crime thriller owes a lot to the likes of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.

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