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The Big Heat

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A police officer seems to have committed suicide, but Detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) thinks there's more to the story. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Dave works outside the law's confines, obsessively search for the truth.

Genre:

Thriller, Crime

Actors:

Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey, Robert Burton, Adam Williams, Howard Wendell, ...»

Director:

Fritz Lang

Country:

United States

Release:

1953

IMDb:

7.9

Quality:

Duration:

89 min

KEYWORDS:

#Fritz Lang #Glenn Ford #Gloria Grahame #Jocelyn Brando #The Big Heat

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ACTORS OF "The Big Heat"

Glenn Ford

1 May 1916, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Portneuf, Québec, Canada

Gloria Grahame

28 November 1923, Los Angeles, California, USA

Jocelyn Brando

18 November 1919, San Francisco, California, USA

Alexander Scourby

13 November 1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Lee Marvin

19 February 1924, New York City, New York, USA

Jeanette Nolan

30 December 1911, Los Angeles, California, USA

Peter Whitney

24 May 1916, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Willis Bouchey

24 May 1907, Vernon, Michigan, USA

Robert Burton

13 August 1895, Eastman, Georgia, USA

Adam Williams

26 November 1922, Wall Lake, Iowa, USA

Howard Wendell

25 January 1908, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Chris Alcaide

22 October 1923, Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Michael Granger

14 May 1923, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Dorothy Green

12 January 1920, Los Angeles, California, USA

Carolyn Jones

28 April 1930, Amarillo, Texas, USA

Ric Roman

29 September 1916, New York, USA

Dan Seymour

22 February 1915, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Edith Evanson

29 April 1896, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Phil Arnold

15 September 1909, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Linda Bennett

December 12, 1946 in Kentucky, USA

Charles Cane

18 April 1899, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Phil Chambers

16 June 1916, Los Angeles County, California, USA

John Close

1 June 1921, Hollywood, California, USA

Sidney Clute

21 April 1916, Brooklyn, New York, USA

John Crawford

13 September 1920, Colfax, Washington, USA

John Doucette

21 January 1921, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Al Eben

11 March 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Douglas Evans

26 January 1904, Madison, Virginia, USA

Fritz Ford

12 November 1927, Reading, Ohio, USA

Michael Jeffers

10 March 1898, Lancashire, England, UK

Byron Kane

9 May 1923, St. Albans, Vermont, USA

Donald Kerr

August 5, 1891 in Eagle Grove, Iowa, USA

Lyle Latell

April 9, 1904 in Elma, Iowa, USA

Harry Lauter

19 June 1914, White Plains, New York, USA

Celia Lovsky

21 February 1897, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Herbert Lytton

9 December 1897, Falmouth, Kentucky, USA

Mike Mahoney

March 16, 1918 in Richmond, New York, USA

Laura Mason

August 10, 1924 in Santa Cruz, California, USA

Paul Maxey

March 15, 1907 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA

Joseph Mell

23 June 1915, Chicago, Illinois, USA

John Merton

18 February 1901, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Patrick Miller

May 9, 1920

William Murphy

9 January 1921, Sacramento, California, USA

Ezelle Poule

6 March 1905, Danville, Arkansas, USA

Michael Ross

15 December 1911, New York City, New York, USA

Ted Stanhope

30 January 1902, New York City, New York, USA

Robert Stevenson

10 October 1915, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

William Vedder

9 September 1873, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

DIRECTORS OF "The Big Heat"

Fritz Lang

5 December 1890, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

CREATORS OF "The Big Heat"

William P. McGivern

6 December 1918, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sydney Boehm

4 April 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

HEROES OF "The Big Heat"

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Played by: Glenn Ford

Debby Marsh

Played by: Gloria Grahame

Katie Bannion

Played by: Jocelyn Brando

Mike Lagana

Played by: Alexander Scourby

Vince Stone

Played by: Lee Marvin

Bertha Duncan

Played by: Jeanette Nolan

Tierney

Played by: Peter Whitney

Lt. Ted Wilks

Played by: Willis Bouchey

Det. Gus Burke

Played by: Robert Burton

Larry Gordon

Played by: Adam Williams

Police Commissioner Higgins

Played by: Howard Wendell

Lucy Chapman

Played by: Dorothy Green

Doris

Played by: Carolyn Jones

CRITICS OF "The Big Heat"

TV Guide

A scalding face-full of harsh reality, courtesy Fritz Lang.

April 09, 2008

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Chicago Reader

Brutal, atmospheric, and exciting -- highly recommended.

April 09, 2008

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Groucho Reviews

For those who take their film black...Moral rot gets full play in Lang's 1953 police drama. [Blu-ray]

May 22, 2012

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Chicago Tribune

In many ways, Fritz Lang's The Big Heat, scripted by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm, laid the groundwork not only for "Dirty Harry," but for the whole sub-genre of 'rogue cop' films that began to surface during the Vietnam era.

July 20, 2002

ColeSmithey.com

Everything about "The Big Heat" is "hard boiled."

July 25, 2009

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Seanax.com

Fritz Lang, once the master of grand expressionist scenes, directs with a stripped down style and a lean narrative drive...

December 05, 2009

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EmanuelLevy.Com

One of Lang's most accomplished and influential noir crimers, with a top-notch turn from Glenn Ford as the avenging cop-angel, a role that Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry) and Charles Bronson (Death Wish) would develop in their 1970s revenge thrillers.

April 08, 2007

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Film4

Lang presents one of the great works of film noir. The acting is first rate, Boehm's script tough and efficient, and the whole affair is photographed with the appropriate expressionist, chiaroscuro lighting.

April 09, 2008

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New York Times

Mr. Lang can direct a film. He has put his mind to it, in this instance, and he has brought forth a hot one with a sting.

May 20, 2003

Variety

Ford's portrayal of the homicide sergeant is honest and packs much wallop. Lang's direction builds taut suspense, throwing unexpected, and believable, thrills at the audience.

April 09, 2008

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Time Out

Lang strips down William P McGivern's novel to essentials, giving the story a narrative drive as efficient and powerful as a handgun.

June 24, 2006

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Chicago Sun-Times

That's the beauty of Lang's moral ambidexterity. He tells the story of a heroic cop, while using it to mask another story, so much darker, beneath.

January 20, 2006

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