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7.7/10

griggs79
_The Big Heat_ is a blistering slice of film noir; its shocking violence—especially the infamous coffee-throwing scene—still jolts in its cruelty, surpassing most of its contemporaries. Fritz Lang cra... read more
7 months ago

John Chard
Fritz Lang deals nicely in obsession and corruption. Detective Dave Bannion is investigating the suicide of corrupt cop Tom Duncan. As he gets deeper, and his colleagues get nervous, his wife is i... read more
over 5 years ago
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Cast

Glenn Ford
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame
Debby Marsh

Lee Marvin
Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan
Bertha Duncan

Alexander Scourby
Mike Lagana

Jocelyn Brando
Katie Bannion

Peter Whitney
Tierney

Willis Bouchey
Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton
Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams
Larry Gordon

Carolyn Jones
Doris

Howard Wendell
Police Commissioner Higgins

Chris Alcaide
George Rose

Michael Granger
Hugo

Dorothy Green
Lucy Chapman

Ric Roman
Baldy

Dan Seymour
Mr. Atkins

Edith Evanson
Selma Parker

Harry Lauter
Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

Michael Ross
Segal (uncredited)

Phil Arnold
Retreat Waiter (uncredited)

Sidney Clute
Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Retreat Patron (uncredited)

Linda Bennett
Joyce Bannion (uncredited)

Charles Cane
Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)

Byron Kane
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
John Close
Policeman (uncredited)

Phil Chambers
Hettrick (uncredited)

John Crawford
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

John Doucette
Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Al Eben
Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
Sailor (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Cabby (uncredited)

Lyle Latell
Moving Man (uncredited)

John Merton
Man (uncredited)

Celia Lovsky
Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope
Lagana's Butler (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Martin (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney
Dixon (uncredited)
Laura Mason
B-Girl (uncredited)

Paul Maxey
George Fuller (uncredited)

Joseph Mell
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
Intern (uncredited)

William Murphy
Reds (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Mrs Tucker (uncredited)
Norma Randall
Jill (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
Bill Rutherford (uncredited)
William Vedder
Janitor (uncredited)
Director

Fritz Lang
Director
Milton Feldman
Assistant Director
Creator
Sydney Boehm
Screenplay
William P. McGivern
Original Story