The Big Heat

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The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.

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The Big Heat canonical 41
The Big Heat (1953 film) 5
The Big Heat (novel) 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime drama film
film
film noir
basedOn The Big Heat (novel)
linked to: The Big Heat
basedOnAuthor William P. McGivern NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Charles Lang
countryOfOrigin United States
director Fritz Lang
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Gene Milford
genre crime drama
film noir
police film
mainCharacter Dave Bannion
musicBy Henry Vars
narrativeFocus investigation of a fellow officer's apparent suicide
notableFor portrayal of police corruption
theme of moral vengeance
originalLanguage English
producer Robert Arthur
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
protagonistOccupation police detective
publicationDate 1953
recognizedAs classic of American film noir
releaseYear 1953
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Sydney Boehm
setInPeriod contemporary 1950s
starring Adam Williams
Alexander Scourby
Carolyn Jones
Chris Alcaide
Dan Seymour
Dorothy Green
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford as Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh
Howard Wendell
Jeanette Nolan
Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando as Katie Bannion
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
Peter Whitney
Willis Bouchey
theme individual vs systemic corruption
moral ambiguity
revenge

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Fritz Lang notableWork The Big Heat
Fritz Lang directed The Big Heat
Gloria Grahame notableWork The Big Heat
Robert Shayne appearedIn The Big Heat
Hal Mohr notableWork The Big Heat (1953 film)
linked to: The Big Heat
The Big Heat basedOn The Big Heat (novel)
linked to: The Big Heat
Leo Gordon notableWork The Big Heat
Glenn Ford notableWork The Big Heat
Charles Lang notableWork The Big Heat
Charles Lang workedOn The Big Heat
Fritz Lang notableWork The Big Heat
subject linked to: Friedrich Christian Anton Lang
Gloria Grahame Hallward notableWork The Big Heat
Jeanette Nolan notableWork The Big Heat
Joseph Walker notableWork The Big Heat
Jocelyn Brando notableWork The Big Heat
Steven Geray notableWork The Big Heat
Robert Middleton appearedIn The Big Heat
Phyllis Love notableWork The Big Heat
Aaron Stell notableWork The Big Heat
Carl Benton Reid notableWork The Big Heat
Harold J. Stone notableWork The Big Heat
Morris Ankrum notableWork The Big Heat
Karl Swenson notableWork The Big Heat (1953 film)
linked to: The Big Heat
Willis Bouchey notableWork The Big Heat
Walter Sande notableWork The Big Heat
Sidney Buchman notableWork The Big Heat
Jay Adler notableWork The Big Heat
Carolyn Jones appearedIn The Big Heat (1953 film)
linked to: The Big Heat
Adam Williams notableWork The Big Heat
Sydney Boehm notableWork The Big Heat
Sydney Boehm wroteScreenplayFor The Big Heat
John Wengraf notableWork The Big Heat
Maidie Norman notableWork The Big Heat
Stephen Goosson notableWork The Big Heat
Howard Wendell notableWork The Big Heat
Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh basedOnCharacterFrom The Big Heat (novel)
linked to: The Big Heat
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone appearsIn The Big Heat
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone basedOn The Big Heat (novel)
linked to: The Big Heat
Dave Bannion appearsIn The Big Heat
Dave Bannion basedOn The Big Heat (novel)
linked to: The Big Heat
Dave Bannion firstAppearance The Big Heat (1953 film)
linked to: The Big Heat
William Edgar Buchanan appearedIn The Big Heat
Eduard Franz notableWork The Big Heat
Tom Reese notableWork The Big Heat (TV episode appearances)
linked to: The Big Heat
Paul Langton notableWork The Big Heat (1953 film)
linked to: The Big Heat
Harlan Warde notableWork The Big Heat
Charles Bryant Lang Jr. notableWork The Big Heat
Charles Bryant Lang Jr. workedOn The Big Heat