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The Big Heat (1953)

★ 7.9Approved89 minDirector: Fritz Lang

1953 American film noir crime film by Fritz Lang

The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.

William P. McGivern's serial in The Saturday Evening Post, published as a novel in 1953, was the basis for the screenplay, written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm.

The film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Big Heat about?
The Big Heat (1953) — 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 mean
Is The Big Heat based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Big Heat scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.