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The Big Heat (1953)

14/10/1953 (US)Crime, Thriller1h 29m
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A hard cop and a soft dame.

Overview

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.

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    1. Glenn Ford

      Glenn Ford

      Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

    2. Gloria Grahame

      Gloria Grahame

      Debby Marsh

    3. Lee Marvin

      Lee Marvin

      Vince Stone

    4. Jeanette Nolan

      Jeanette Nolan

      Bertha Duncan

    5. Alexander Scourby

      Alexander Scourby

      Mike Lagana

    6. Jocelyn Brando

      Jocelyn Brando

      Katie Bannion

    7. Peter Whitney

      Peter Whitney

      Tierney

    8. Willis Bouchey

      Willis Bouchey

      Lt. Ted Wilks

    9. Robert Burton

      Robert Burton

      Det. Gus Burke

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    A review by John Chard

    9.0
    Written by John Chard on Dec 21, 2019

    Fritz Lang deals nicely in obsession and corruption. Detective Dave Bannion is investigating the suicide of corrupt cop Tom Duncan. As he gets deeper, and his colleagues get nervous, his wife is inadvertently killed by a car bomb that was meant for him, he turns from mannered family man into a vengeful obsessive, the heat is most definitely coming down on those responsible. Writer Sydney Boehm took a "Saturday Evening Post" serial (written by William McGiven), and crafted a tight, biting and incredibly bleak script. Handed it into director Fritz Lang's hands, who then cloaked it (along ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • suicide
    • police
    • gangster
    • homicide
    • car bomb
    • cop
    • revenge
    • film noir
    • death
    • wrecking yard
    • patrol car
    • crime syndicate
    • mob