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A police officer seems to have committed suicide, but Detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) thinks there's more to the story. After talking to the man's mob-connected mistress, Bannion discovers far...
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The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.
The Big Heat: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby. Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
The Big Heat is a pessimistic, mordacious, even feral film in the late style of the great director... Full Review | Jul 4, 2024. Lindsay Anderson Sight & Sound. Above all, it is directed with...
Glenn Ford plays a straight-arrow police detective named Bannion in Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat" (1953) -- unbending, courageous, fearless. He takes on the criminals who control the politics in his town and defeats them.
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The Big Heat, American crime film, released in 1953, that was called the “definitive film noir” by critic Pauline Kael. It is also regarded as one of the highlights of director Fritz Lang’s career. Homicide detective Dave Bannion (played by Glenn Ford) is investigating the suicide of a fellow.
Synopsis. Homicide detective Sergeant Dave Bannion ( Glenn Ford) is an honest cop who investigates the death of fellow officer Tom Duncan. It would seem to be an open-and-shut case, suicide brought on, according to his wife, by concern over health issues. Mrs.
Overview. 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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1997. Fritz Lang.
The Big Heat (1953) 1953 USA Directed by Fritz Lang Produced by Robert Arthur Written by Sydney Boehm Featuring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando Running time 90 minutes. Articles related to The Big Heat. From the Sight and Sound archive. A man for all seasons: Fritz Lang interviewed in 1967. By Axel Madsen. A man for all seasons: Fritz Lang interviewed in 1967. Lists. 1 great film noir for every year (1940-59) By Sam Wigley.
