The Big Heat

The Big Heat

7.7IMDb Score
Released:1953-10-14
Genre:Crime, Thriller
Duration:89 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Fritz Lang
Actors:Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Alexander Scourby
Production:Columbia Pictures

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.

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