The Big Heat (1953)

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8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Fritz Lang

Starring (View all)

Glenn Ford

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Debby Marsh

Katie Bannion

Mike Lagana

Vince Stone

Bertha Duncan

Tierney

Lt. Ted Wilks

Written by

Sydney Boehm

(screenplay)

William P. McGivern

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Description: Detective Dave Bannion investigates a police sergeant's suicide. Strictly routine...until a B-girl claiming to have evidence is found murdered, and Bannion's superiors order him off the case. Not one to suffer being pushed, Bannion pushes back at reputed mob boss Lagana, who fanatically keeps his home life free of "dirt." Re ... (more)

Release date : 14 October 1953
UPC: 043396065321

Film Noir (11), 1950s (10), Crime (7), Thriller (7), 1953 (7), Gangster (6), Mystery (5), Police (5), Drama (5), Corruption (4), Murder (4), Cocktail Bar (3), Widow (3), Bar (3), Hotel (3), Noir (3), Suicide (3), Male Female Relationship (3), Black & White (3), Psychological (3)

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