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The Big Heat
1953Age guide: 16+
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.
★ 7.7/10 · 583 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Glenn FordDet. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria GrahameDebby Marsh
Jocelyn BrandoKatie Bannion
Alexander ScourbyMike Lagana
Lee MarvinVince Stone
Jeanette NolanBertha Duncan
Peter WhitneyTierney
Willis BoucheyLt. Ted Wilks
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
John Chard: Fritz Lang deals nicely in obsession and corruption. Detective Dave Bannion is investigating the suicide of corrupt cop Tom Duncan. As he gets… Read full review
griggs79: The Big Heat is a blistering slice of film noir; its shocking violence—especially the infamous coffee-throwing scene—still jolts in its cruelty, surpassing most… Read full review