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The Big Heat

A hard cop and a soft dame.

★ 7.7 1953 89 min CrimeThriller

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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The Big Heat in its release era

Released in 1953, The Big Heat sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1953-10-14
TMDB score
7.7/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Columbia Pictures

People behind the title

DirectorFritz LangWriterSydney BoehmCastGlenn FordCastGloria GrahameCastJocelyn BrandoCastAlexander ScourbyCastLee Marvin

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