Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
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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.
A tough cop (Glenn Ford) goes after a corrupt gangster (Alexander Scourby) who killed his wife and framed him for murder. The film features a scalded face scene, a spurned girlfriend (Gloria Grahame), and a young Lee Marvin.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Fritz Lang
- 1953-11-16
Jun 6, 2004 · A classic film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford as a straight-arrow cop who takes on the mob and faces the consequences. The film explores the ethical dilemmas and human costs of Bannion's heroism, and features a memorable performance by Gloria Grahame as Vince Stone's girl.
Jun 28, 2020 · A classic crime thriller starring Glenn Ford as a tough cop and Gloria Grahame as a gangster's moll. The film was selected for the National Film Registry and received positive reviews from critics.
- 90 min
- 19.3K
- cuthbertjones
After talking to the man's mob-connected mistress, Bannion discovers far-reaching corruption that leads all the way from the police station to kingpin Mike Lagana (Alexander Scourby). But when the...
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- Glenn Ford
- Fritz Lang
- Crime, Drama
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic film noir The Big Heat, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and more on IMDb.
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Big Heat, The - (Re-issue trailer) Police detective Glenn Ford teams with gangster's moll Gloria Grahame after his wife is murdered by the mob in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953).
