The Big Heat

Synopsis

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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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

Michael Granger

Hugo

Dorothy Green

Lucy Chapman

Carolyn Jones

Doris

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Ric Roman

Baldy

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Dan Seymour

Mr. Atkins

Edith Evanson

Selma Parker

Phil Arnold

Nick (uncredited)

Linda Bennett

Joyce Bannion (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Robert Peterson Art Direction
• William Kiernan Set Decoration

Camera

• Charles Lang Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Jean Louis Costume Design
• Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
• Helen Hunt Hairstylist

Crew

• Mischa Bakaleinikoff Additional Music
• Daniele Amfitheatrof Additional Music
• George Duning Additional Music
• Fred Karger Additional Music
• Hans J. Salter Additional Music
• Ernst Toch Additional Music
• Carl Fortina Additional Music

Directing

• Fritz Lang Director
• Milton Feldman Assistant Director

Editing

• Charles Nelson Editor

Production

• Robert Arthur Producer

Sound

• Henry Vars Original Music Composer
• George Cooper Sound Engineer
• Mischa Bakaleinikoff Music Director
• Arthur Morton Original Music Composer

Writing

• Sydney Boehm Screenplay
• William P. McGivern Original Story

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