CinemaOSMovie · 1953 · 1h 29m
The Big Heat

A hard cop and a soft dame.

77%(583)IMDbCrimeThriller

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Directed byFritz Lang

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
October 14, 1953
Studios
Columbia Pictures

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The Big Heat (1953) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Debby Marsh

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

Katie Bannion

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Mike Lagana

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Bertha Duncan

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Tierney

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Larry Gordon

Creative team
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Written by
Sydney Boehm
Produced by
Robert Arthur

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