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The Big Heat (1953)  link to The Big Heat on IMDb  

Number: 2227

poster The Big Heat

IMDb Rating:
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8.0/10 (18488 votes)

Country: USA, 90 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir

Director(s): Fritz Lang

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Dave Bannion is an upright cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's suicide and his fellow officers' suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters' payroll. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Bannion becomes a furious force of vengeance and justice, aided along the way by the gangster's spurned girlfriend Debbie. As Bannion and Debbie fall further and further into the Gangland's insidious and brutal trap, they must use any means necessary (including murder) to get to the truth.

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Cast:

photo Glenn Ford Glenn Ford Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
photo Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame Debby Marsh
photo Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando Katie Bannion
photo Lee Marvin Lee Marvin Vince Stone
photo Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan Bertha Duncan

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3