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The Big Heat

1953 Rated NR 1hr 29m

German auteur Fritz Lang directs this gritty, violent drama that follows Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford), a detective who investigates a police sergeant's suicide and winds up on a personal quest for vengeance. When Bannion suspects foul play and is promptly taken off the case he defies his superiors and continues to pursue it on his own, leading to his wife's murder and setting Bannion off on a mission to nab the guys responsible.

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Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jeanette Nolan, more...

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Movie Details

Cast
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jeanette Nolan, Jocelyn Brando, Lee Marvin, Peter Whitney
Director
Fritz Lang
Genres
Classics, Classic Dramas, Film Noir, Suspense
This movie is
Suspenseful, Gritty
Format
DVD
Ratings
NR
Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Screen formats

Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles

Chinese Simplified, English, French, Portuguese, Korean, Spanish (Neutral), Thai

Closed captioned

Yes

Language and sound

English: Dolby Digital Mono, French: Dolby Digital Mono

Other features

Filmed in B&W; interactive menus; trailer.