The Big Heat

The Big Heat (1953)

A hard cop and a soft dame.

  • Genre: Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1953-10-14
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 546 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Fritz Lang
star 7.7/10
From 546 Ratings
7.9

Summary

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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  • Glenn Ford

    as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

  • Gloria Grahame

    as Debby Marsh

  • Jocelyn Brando

    as Katie Bannion

  • Alexander Scourby

    as Mike Lagana

  • Lee Marvin

    as Vince Stone

  • Jeanette Nolan

    as Bertha Duncan

  • Peter Whitney

    as Tierney

  • Willis Bouchey

    as Lt. Ted Wilks

  • Robert Burton

    as Det. Gus Burke

  • Adam Williams

    as Larry Gordon

  • Howard Wendell

    as Police Commissioner Higgins

  • Chris Alcaide

    as George Rose

  • Michael Granger

    as Hugo

  • Dorothy Green

    as Lucy Chapman

  • Carolyn Jones

    as Doris

  • Ric Roman

    as Baldy

  • Dan Seymour

    as Mr. Atkins

  • Edith Evanson

    as Selma Parker

  • Phil Arnold

    as Nick (uncredited)

  • Linda Bennett

    as Joyce Bannion (uncredited)

  • Charles Cane

    as Hopkins (uncredited)

  • Phil Chambers

    as Hettrick (uncredited)

  • Jack R. Clinton

    as Retreat Patron (uncredited)

  • John Close

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Sidney Clute

    as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

  • John Crawford

    as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

  • John Doucette

    as Mark Reiner (uncredited)

  • Kathryn Eames

    as Marge (uncredited)

  • Al Eben

    as Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)

  • Douglas Evans

    as Councilman Gillen (uncredited)

  • Fritz Ford

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • Jimmy Gray

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Michael Jeffers

    as Retreat Patron (uncredited)

  • Byron Kane

    as Dr. Jones (uncredited)

  • Donald Kerr

    as Cabby (uncredited)

  • Lyle Latell

    as Moving Man (uncredited)

  • Harry Lauter

    as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

  • Nico Lek

    as Canteen Patron (uncredited)

  • Celia Lovsky

    as Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)

  • Herbert Lytton

    as Martin (uncredited)

  • Mike Mahoney

    as Dixon (uncredited)

  • Laura Mason

    as B-Girl (uncredited)

  • Paul Maxey

    as George Fuller (uncredited)

  • Joseph Mell

    as Dr. Kane (uncredited)

  • John Merton

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Patrick Miller

    as Intern (uncredited)

  • William Murphy

    as Reds (uncredited)

  • Ezelle Poule

    as Mrs Tucker (uncredited)

  • Norma Randall

    as Jill (uncredited)

  • Michael Ross

    as Segal (uncredited)

  • Ted Stanhope

    as Lagana's Butler (uncredited)

  • Robert Stevenson

    as Bill Rutherford (uncredited)

  • William Vedder

    as Janitor (uncredited)
Directing Fritz Lang Director
Writing Sydney Boehm Screenplay
Production Robert Arthur Producer
Camera Charles Lang Director of Photography
Writing William P. McGivern Original Story
Sound Henry Vars Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Jean Louis Costume Design
Editing Charles Nelson Editor
Art William Kiernan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Helen Hunt Hairstylist
Art Robert Peterson Art Direction
Directing Milton Feldman Assistant Director
Sound George Cooper Sound Engineer
Sound Mischa Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Sound Arthur Morton Original Music Composer
Crew Mischa Bakaleinikoff Additional Music
Crew Daniele Amfitheatrof Additional Music
Crew George Duning Additional Music
Crew Fred Karger Additional Music
Crew Hans J. Salter Additional Music
Crew Ernst Toch Additional Music
Crew Carl Fortina Additional Music

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