The Big Heat

1953

1h 29m

7.7

7.7/10

545 votes • View on IMDb

Crime Thriller

"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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 14, 1953
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0045555

Cast

Glenn Ford

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame

Debby Marsh

Jocelyn Brando

Katie Bannion

Alexander Scourby

Mike Lagana

Lee Marvin

Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan

Bertha Duncan

Peter Whitney

Tierney

Willis Bouchey

Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton

Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams

Larry Gordon

Howard Wendell

Police Commissioner Higgins

Chris Alcaide

George Rose

Key Crew

Sydney Boehm

Screenplay

Robert Arthur

Producer

Fritz Lang

Director