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THE BIG HEAT, Fritz Lang's most celebrated American film, is a chilling and violent tale of corruption, vengeance, and loss. Dave Bannion, played by distinguished Film Noir actor Glenn Ford, is an upright but unscrupulous cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's suicide and his fellow officers' suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters' payroll. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Bannion becomes a furious force of vengeance and justice, aided along the way by the gangster's spurned girlfriend Debbie (Gloria Grahame). As Bannion and Debbie fall further and further into the Gangland's insidious and brutal trap, they must use any means necessary (including murder) to get to the truth. The violence comes suddenly and unrelentingly, as Lang explodes the stripped down story with economic yet forceful cinematography and editing, and gritty yet emotionally gripping performances from Ford and Grahame.

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ProducerRobert Arthur

EAN5037899069974

eBay Product ID (ePID)19048560276

Product Key Features

ActorGlenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Peter Whitney, Jeanette Nolan, Robert Burton, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Willis Bouchey

Film/TV TitleThe Big Heat

DirectorFritz Lang

FormatBluraydvd

Release Year2017

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time87 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerDaniele Amfitheatrof

ReviewsUSA Today - Among the best movies Fritz Lang made in America after fleeing the Nazis. It's certainly the toughest..., Total Film - Fritz Lang's thriller stunned America upon release, but even today the coffee-in-phizzog scene still shocks....Brutal

ScreenwriterSydney Boehm

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Big Heat