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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.
Jun 6, 2004 · Glenn Ford plays a straight-arrow police detective named Bannion in Fritz Lang’s “The Big Heat” (1953) — unbending, courageous, fearless. He takes on the criminals who control the politics in his town and defeats them.
For those who take their film sinister, then ‘THE BIG HEAT’ a famous “film noir” with an infamous scalding coffee scene that makes the film a literal potboiler.
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. Read Critics Reviews
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- Glenn Ford
- Fritz Lang
- Crime, Drama
Sep 4, 2017 · Brian Eggert's essay about The Big Heat provides an in-depth critical analysis, exploring its production, history, and themes. The Big Heat is a juicy and unflinching film noir whose brutal violence is matched by its sharp cynicism.
Apr 2, 2017 · The Big Heat has been re-released by Powerhouse Films on Dual Format Blu-Ray & DVD as part of their new Indicator label in the UK. I saw the Blu-Ray version and the picture and sound quality are both excellent. The picture is sharp, clean and richly toned.
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TOP CRITIC. Ford has seldom been seen to better advantage than as Bannion... Miss Grahame adds another fine performance to those that already stand to her credit; while Scourby, Marvin and Adam...
