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Bigger Than Life is a 1956 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring James Mason, Barbara Rush, and Walter Matthau. Its plot follows an ailing school teacher and family man whose life spins out of control when he misuses cortisone.
James Mason stars as a schoolteacher who takes a hormone drug to cure his arterial inflammation, but becomes violent and delusional. The film explores the themes of addiction, family, and social criticism in 1950s America.
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- Drama
- Nicholas Ray
- 1956-09-05
When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father (James Mason, in one of his most indelible roles) is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.
- Ed Avery
Bigger Than Life. After schoolteacher Ed Avery (James Mason) faints and is hospitalized, doctors diagnose him with a fatal arterial illness and tell him he has a few months to live.
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- James Mason
- Nicholas Ray
- Drama
A family man becomes a tyrant after taking a cortisone shot for a back injury. The film explores the themes of power, addiction and identity in a classic noir style.
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- Comedy
- PG
