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The Big Heat

Film Noir Classics I




The Big Heat

Columbia TriStar (Oct 14, 1953)
Film Noir | Mystery | Thriller
USA | English | Black & White | 01:29
DVD
1 disc
Region 1

Dave Bannion is an upright cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's suicide and his fellow officers' suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters' payroll. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Bannion becomes a furious force of vengeance and justice, aided along the way by the gangster's spurned girlfriend Debbie. As Bannion and Debbie fall further and further into the Gangland's insidious and brutal trap, they must use any means necessary (including murder) to get to the truth.


Cast View all

Glenn Ford Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame Debby Marsh
Jocelyn Brando Katie Bannion
Alexander Scourby Mike Lagana
Lee Marvin Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan Bertha Duncan
Peter Whitney Tierney
Willis Bouchey Lt. Ted Wilks
Robert Burton Gus Burke
Adam Williams Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide George Rose
Michael Granger Hugo
Dorothy Green Lucy Chapman
Carolyn Jones Doris
Ric Roman Baldy
Dan Seymour Mr. Atkins
Edith Evanson Selma Parker
Phil Arnold Nick
Linda Bennett Joyce Bannion
Charles Cane Hopkins
Phil Chambers Hettrick
Jack Clinton Retreat Patron
John Close Policeman
Sidney Clute Retreat Bartender

Crew View all

Director Fritz Lang
Writer Sydney Boehm, William P. McGivern
Producer Robert Arthur
Musician Henry Vars
Photography Charles Lang