Film record

The Big Heat

1953Feature film89 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · film noir · vigilante film · mystery film

Credits

Direction

Fritz Lang — Directing

Cast

Gloria Grahame — Acting
Jocelyn Brando — Acting
Alexander Scourby — Acting
Lee Marvin — Acting
Jeanette Nolan — Acting
Carolyn Jones — Acting
Willis Bouchey — Acting
Robert Burton — Acting
Celia Lovsky — Acting
Dorothy Green — Acting
Edith Evanson — Acting
Peter Whitney — Acting
Adam Williams — Acting
Glenn Ford — Acting
Dan Seymour — Acting
Harry Lauter — Acting
John Crawford — Acting
Ric Roman — Acting
Sidney Clute — Acting
Chris Alcaide — Acting
Phil Arnold — Acting
Howard Wendell — Acting

Writing

Sydney Boehm — Screenwriting
William P. McGivern — Screenwriting
Fritz Lang — Screenwriting

Production

Robert Arthur — Production

Music

Mischa Bakaleinikoff — Music composition

Cinematography

Charles Lang — Cinematography

Editing

Charles Nelson — Editing
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
14 Oct 1953Checked 19 Sep 2026
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