The big heat [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; director, Fritz Lang ; producer, Robert Arthur ; screenplay, Sydney Boehm.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 06532 | Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai Publication details: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2001.Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0767868196
- 9780767868198
- Photography, Charles Lang ; editor, Charles Nelson ; musical direction, Mischa Bakaleinikoff.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Big heat | Available | 33111008285997 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fritz Lang directed this gritty drama of gangland murder and police corruption, which was considered quite violent in its day. Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) is a scrupulously honest police detective who learns that one of his fellow officers has committed suicide. Bannion is told by the officer's wife, Bertha (Jeanette Nolan), that he was severely depressed after being told he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. But the cop's mistress, a barmaid named Lucy (Dorothy Green), has another tale to tell. She claims that he left behind a suicide note detailing a complex trail of corruption in the department, leading to mob boss Mike Lagana (Alexander Scourby), and now Bertha plans to use the note to blackmail Lagana. When Lucy is found dead beside an abandoned road, with her body showing obvious signs of torture, Bannion is convinced that her story was true, and he goes after Lagana. When he threatens to expose Lagana's dealings, the gangster orders Bannion killed. But the car bomb meant to finish Bannion off instead kills his wife Katie (Jocelyn Brando). The police take Bannion off the case, but, convinced his peers are trying to cover their tracks, Bannion follows the case alone, determined to get revenge. Lee Marvin and Gloria Grahame shine in key supporting roles. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Based on the Saturday Evening Post serial by William P. McGivern.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
Special features: digitally mastered audio and video, full screen presentation, vintage advertising, theatrical trailers, interactive menus, scene selection.
Photography, Charles Lang ; editor, Charles Nelson ; musical direction, Mischa Bakaleinikoff.
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan.
An honest police sergeant risks his life and his job when his investigations lead to the exposure of the crime syndicate that controls the city administration.
DVD; Region 1; full screen version (1.33.1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital.
Soundtrack available in English and French. Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai ; closed captioned.