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The Big Heat

A hard cop and a soft dame.

7.7

1h 29m

1953

“A hard cop and a soft dame.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Fritz Lang

Trailer

CrimeThriller

suicidepolicegangsterhomicidecar bombcoprevengefilm noirdeathwrecking yardpatrol carcrime syndicate

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Cast & Crew

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

as Debby Marsh

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

as Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

as Bertha Duncan

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

as Mike Lagana

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

as Katie Bannion

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

as Tierney

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

as Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

as Det. Gus Burke

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