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The Big Heat

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Release Date: Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Country of Release: USA
MSRP: $29.95

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Directed by: Fritz Lang

Featuring: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin

A dark masterpiece of film noir, pantheon director Fritz Lang's excoriating The Big Heat (1953) take an unflinching look at the endemic corruption of small-town America, pitting a tough cop (Glenn Ford) against the forces of evil represented by a syndicate boss (Alexander Scourby) and his all-too-obedient flunkies within the police force. Gloria Grahame co-stars, indelibly, as a gangster's moll with a decent heart, exploited by both good guys and bad; and Lee Marvin makes a terrifying early appearance as a thug whose sharp clothes and fancy apartment do little to conceal his animalistic nature.

Year: 1953
Time: 89 min.