Glenn Ford
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
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Glenn Ford stars as a tough cop who takes on a powerful crime syndicate after his wife is killed by a bomb. The film features Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, and Fritz Lang as director.
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- Fritz Lang
- Passed
- Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando [3] about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. William P. McGivern 's serial in The Saturday Evening Post, published as a novel in 1953, was the basis for the screenplay, written by former ...
- $1.25 million (US)
- October 14, 1953 (New York City)
- Columbia Pictures
- Robert Arthur
Jun 6, 2004 · A classic film noir from 1953, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin. A cop investigates a gang of thieves who control the town and face the consequences of his own ethical choices. Ebert praises the film's performances, themes, and subversive message about the human cost of heroism.
Jun 28, 2020 · A classic crime thriller starring Glenn Ford as a tough cop and Gloria Grahame as a gangster's moll. The film was selected for the National Film Registry and received positive reviews from critics.
- 90 min
- 18.4K
- cuthbertjones
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Presented with stark power by director Fritz Lang, The Big Heat is a delightfully grim noir that peers into the heart of darkness without blinking. A police officer seems to have committed suicide ...
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- Glenn Ford
- Fritz Lang
- Crime, Drama
A classic film noir about a cop who investigates a murder and a bombing that implicate a powerful crime syndicate. He becomes a target of their retribution and a lover of their girlfriend. The plot summaries from IMDb users provide different perspectives and insights into the film's story and characters.
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic film noir The Big Heat, directed by Fritz Lang and written by Sydney Boehm. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and more on IMDb.
