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The Big Heat (1953)

★ 7.7/10 89 min Crime, Thriller United States English
Director: Fritz Lang
Screenplay by: Sydney Boehm
Original Story: William P. McGivern
Streaming: Not available
A hard cop and a soft dame.

Description

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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Top Cast

Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame Debby Marsh
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan Bertha Duncan
Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby Mike Lagana
Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando Katie Bannion
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney Tierney
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey Lt. Ted Wilks

The Big Heat Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #738
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #1262
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #60

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #24
Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #31
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #46
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #04
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #225

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #158

Genre Curation

100 Essential Thrillers by BFI
British Film Institute #24

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #75
Showdown Sin City
Letterboxd Showdown #13

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