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The Big Heat (1953)

Oct 14, 1953 · 1h 29m

7.7/10 TMDB user score
585 votes on TMDB

A hard cop and a soft dame.

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.

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Top cast

  • Glenn Ford Glenn Ford Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
  • Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame Debby Marsh
  • Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando Katie Bannion
  • Alexander Scourby Alexander Scourby Mike Lagana
  • Lee Marvin Lee Marvin Vince Stone
  • Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan Bertha Duncan
  • Peter Whitney Peter Whitney Tierney
  • Willis Bouchey Willis Bouchey Lt. Ted Wilks
  • Robert Burton Robert Burton Det. Gus Burke
  • Adam Williams Adam Williams Larry Gordon
  • Howard Wendell Howard Wendell Police Commissioner Higgins
  • Chris Alcaide Chris Alcaide George Rose
  • Michael Granger Michael Granger Hugo
  • Dorothy Green Dorothy Green Lucy Chapman
  • Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones Doris
  • Ric Roman Baldy

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