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The Big Heat

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The Big Heat
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NR,1hr 30min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1953
Director:
Fritz Lang
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando  ...more
Synopsis: Fritz Lang directed this gritty drama of gangland murder and police corruption, which was considered quite violent in its day. Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) is a scrupulously honest police detective who learns that one of his fellow officers has committed suicide. Bannion is told by the officer's wife, Bertha (Jeanette Nolan), that he was severely depressed after being told he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. But the cop's mistress, a barmaid named Lucy (Dorothy Green), has another tale to tell. ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
One of the later examples of American film noir, The Big Heat is also one of the genre's most underrated films. Director Fritz Lang utilized many of the elements typical to his other films: unseen yet gruesome violence, relentless pacing, and a hardboiled view of justice and revenge. The sad, realist film has an oppressive feeling of malignity. Glenn Ford is a perfect everyman cop, out for revenge ... Full Review
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Glenn Ford
Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame
Debby Marsh
Jocelyn Brando
Katie Bannion
Alexander Scourby
Mike Lagana
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GLENN FORD May 1, 1916 - Aug. 30, 2006 Ford was a cowboy, a cop, a soldier, Superman's adoptive dad,...
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