The Big Heat overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
Fritz Lang directed this gritty drama of gangland murder and police corruption, which was considered quite violent in its day. Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) is a scrupulously honest police detective who learns that one of his fellow officers has committed suicide. Bannion is told by the officer's wife, Bertha (Jeanette Nolan), that he was severely depressed after being told he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. But the cop's mistress, a barmaid named Lucy (Dorothy Green), has another tale to tell.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Year: 1953
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: NR
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Thriller, Crime
- Filmed in: B&W
