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The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film 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.
A tough cop (Glenn Ford) investigates a gang that controls the police force and faces corruption, violence and betrayal. The Big Heat is a 1953 film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando and Lee Marvin.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Fritz Lang
- 1953-11-16
A police officer seems to have committed suicide, but Detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) thinks there's more to the story. After talking to the man's mob-connected mistress, Bannion discovers far...
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- Glenn Ford
- Fritz Lang
- Crime, Drama
Jun 6, 2004 · A classic film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford as a straight-arrow cop who takes on the mob and faces the consequences. The film explores the ethical dilemmas and human costs of Bannion's heroism, and features a memorable performance by Gloria Grahame as Vince Stone's girl.
Jun 28, 2020 · A classic crime thriller starring Glenn Ford as a tough cop and Gloria Grahame as a gangster's moll. The film was selected for the National Film Registry and received positive reviews from critics.
- 90 min
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster's moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1997. Fritz Lang.