The Big Heat
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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Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.7/10
549 votes
Rating consensus
77/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~77/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Glenn Ford
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame
Debby Marsh
Jocelyn Brando
Katie Bannion
Alexander Scourby
Mike Lagana
Lee Marvin
Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan
Bertha Duncan
Peter Whitney
Tierney
Willis Bouchey
Lt. Ted Wilks
Robert Burton
Det. Gus Burke
Adam Williams
Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell
Police Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide
George Rose
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The Big Heat (1953)
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