The Big Heat

The Big Heat (1953)

A hard cop and a soft dame.

  • Genre: Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1953-10-14
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 492 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Fritz Lang
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Summary

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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  • Glenn Ford

    as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

  • Gloria Grahame

    as Debby Marsh

  • Lee Marvin

    as Vince Stone

  • Jeanette Nolan

    as Bertha Duncan

  • Alexander Scourby

    as Mike Lagana

  • Jocelyn Brando

    as Katie Bannion

  • Peter Whitney

    as Tierney

  • Willis Bouchey

    as Lt. Ted Wilks

  • Robert Burton

    as Det. Gus Burke

  • Adam Williams

    as Larry Gordon

  • Carolyn Jones

    as Doris

  • Howard Wendell

    as Police Commissioner Higgins

  • Chris Alcaide

    as George Rose

  • Michael Granger

    as Hugo

  • Dorothy Green

    as Lucy Chapman

  • Ric Roman

    as Baldy

  • Dan Seymour

    as Mr. Atkins

  • Edith Evanson

    as Selma Parker

  • Harry Lauter

    as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

  • Michael Ross

    as Segal (uncredited)

  • Phil Arnold

    as Retreat Waiter (uncredited)

  • Sidney Clute

    as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

  • Michael Jeffers

    as Retreat Patron (uncredited)

  • Linda Bennett

    as Joyce Bannion (uncredited)

  • Charles Cane

    as Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)

  • Byron Kane

    as Police Surgeon (uncredited)

  • John Close

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Phil Chambers

    as Hettrick (uncredited)

  • John Crawford

    as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

  • John Doucette

    as Mark Reiner (uncredited)

  • Al Eben

    as Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)

  • Douglas Evans

    as Councilman Gillen (uncredited)

  • Fritz Ford

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • Donald Kerr

    as Cabby (uncredited)

  • Lyle Latell

    as Moving Man (uncredited)

  • John Merton

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Celia Lovsky

    as Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)

  • Ted Stanhope

    as Lagana's Butler (uncredited)

  • Herbert Lytton

    as Martin (uncredited)

  • Mike Mahoney

    as Dixon (uncredited)

  • Laura Mason

    as B-Girl (uncredited)

  • Paul Maxey

    as George Fuller (uncredited)

  • Joseph Mell

    as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

  • Patrick Miller

    as Intern (uncredited)

  • William Murphy

    as Reds (uncredited)

  • Ezelle Poule

    as Mrs Tucker (uncredited)

  • Norma Randall

    as Jill (uncredited)

  • Robert Stevenson

    as Bill Rutherford (uncredited)

  • William Vedder

    as Janitor (uncredited)
Writing Sydney Boehm Screenplay
Production Robert Arthur Producer
Directing Fritz Lang Director
Writing William P. McGivern Original Story
Costume & Make-Up Jean Louis Costume Design
Camera Charles Lang Director of Photography
Sound Henry Vars Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
Art Robert Peterson Art Direction
Directing Milton Feldman Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Helen Hunt Hairstylist
Art William Kiernan Set Decoration
Sound George Cooper Sound Engineer
Editing Charles Nelson Editor
Sound Mischa Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Sound Arthur Morton Original Music Composer

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