The Big Heat (Criterion Collection) [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Fritz Lang Fritz Lang

Overview

One of the great film noirs, this unrelentingly brutal crime drama centers on a street-toughened detective's quest for vengeance after his wife is accidentally killed by the gangsters who have been assigned to murder him. Working outside the law's confines, the detective's obsessive search for the culprits leads him into the labyrinthine bowels of mob-corrupted city politics. Much of the plot is based on the U.S. Senate investigations of 1950 that exposed the influence of organized crime upon American politics.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2025
UPC:	0715515315616
Original Release:	1953
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Glenn Ford	Dave Bannion,Dave Bannion,un marin,un marin,Actor,Actor
Gloria Grahame	Debby Marsh,Debby Marsh
Jocelyn Brando	Katie Bannion,Katie Bannion
Alexander Scourby	Mike Lagana,Mike Lagana
Lee Marvin	Vince Stone,Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan	Bertha Duncan,Bertha Duncan
Peter Whitney	Tierney,Tierney
Willis Bouchey	Actor,Actor,Lt. Wilkes,Lt. Wilkes
Robert Burton	Actor,Actor
Adam Williams	Larry Gordon,Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell	Commissioner Higgins,Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide	George Rose,George Rose
Michael Granger	Hugo,Hugo
Dorothy Green	Lucy Chapman,Lucy Chapman
Carolyn Jones	Doris,Doris
Ric Roman	Baldy,Baldy
Dan Seymour	Atkins,Atkins
Edith Evanson	Selma Parker,Selma Parker
Joseph Mell	Dr. Kane,Dr. Kane
Sidney Clute	Bartender,Bartender
Norma Randall	Actor,Actor
Linda Bennett	Joyce,Joyce
Herbert Lytton	Martin,Martin
Ezelle Poule	Mrs. Tucker,Mrs. Tucker
Byron Kane	Dr. Jones,Dr. Jones
Ted Stanhope	Butler,Butler
Michael Ross	Segal,Segal
William Murphy	Actor,Actor
Phil Arnold	Nick,Nick
Mike Mahoney	Dixon,Dixon
Patrick Miller	Intern,Intern
Paul Maxey	Fuller,Fuller
Charles Cane	Hopkins,Hopkins
Kathryn Eames	Actor,Actor
Al Eben	Harry Shoenstein,Harry Shoenstein
Harry Lauter	Hank O'Connell,Hank O'Connell
Phil Chambers	Hettrick,Hettrick
Robert Forrest	Bill Rutherford,Bill Rutherford
John Crawford	Al,Al
John Doucette	Mark Reiner,Mark Reiner
John Close	un policier,un policier
Douglas Evans	Gillen,Gillen
Lyle Latell	Moving Man,Moving Man
John Merton	Man,Man
William Vedder	Janitor,Janitor
Daniele Amfitheatrof	Composer,Composer
Henry Vars	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Sydney Boehm

Fritz Lang	Director,Director
Sydney Boehm	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
George Cooper	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Arthur	Producer,Producer