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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Fritz Lang |
| Stars: |
Glenn Ford |
| Actors: |
Jeanette Nolan |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Thieves · Organized Crime · Film Noir · Crime · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
043396065321 |
| Release Date: |
1953 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 30min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 29min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (December 18, 2001)
UPC: 043396065321 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 30min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 16, 2000)
UPC: 043396601338 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Sydney Boehm |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/28/2001, p.15D, Mike Clark): "...Among the best movies Fritz Lang made in America after fleeing the Nazis. It's certainly the toughest..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Early nothing." --Debbie to Bannion in regards to his hotel room
"We're sisters under the mink." --Debbie to Bertha |
| More Information |
| Details: |
THE BIG HEAT, Fritz Lang's most celebrated American film, is a chilling and violent tale of corruption, vengeance, and loss. Dave Bannion, played by distinguished Film Noir actor Glenn Ford, is an upright but unscrupulous 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 (Gloria Grahame). 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. The violence comes suddenly and unrelentingly, as Lang explodes the stripped down story with economic yet forceful cinematography and editing, and gritty yet emotionally gripping performances from Ford ... |
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