The Big Heat

"A hard cop and a soft dame."

Nov 16 1953 Approved 1h 29m
Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

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.

Plot

Dave Bannion is an upright cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's suicide and his fellow officers' suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters' payroll. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Bannion becomes a furious force of vengeance and justice, aided along the way by the gangster's spurned girlfriend Debby. As Bannion and Debby fall further and further into the Gangland's insidious and brutal trap, they must use any means necessary (including murder) to get to the truth.

Written by

Sydney Boehm, William P. McGivern

Directed by

Fritz Lang

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

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30,853
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
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