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The Big Heat, the Movie

The Big Heat

1953

Director:
Fritz Lang
 
Screenplay:
Sydney Boehm
 
Cast:
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, and Jocelyn Brando
 
Overview:
After his wife is murdered, determined cop Ford vows revenge on the thugs who terrorized his family. Virtually flawless example of 1950s crime melodrama. Ford is relentless in his pursuit of vicious hood Marvin. And once seen who can ever forget the moment when Marvin tosses scalding coffee at his girlfriend Grahame's face?

 
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Format: DVD VHS
 

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