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The Big Heat

A police officer seems to have committed suicide, but Detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) thinks there's more to the story. When a bomb meant for him kills his wife instead, Dave works outside the law's confines, obsessively search for the truth.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
April 08, 2007 One of Lang's most accomplished and influential noir crimers, with a top-notch turn from Glenn Ford as the avenging cop-angel, a role that Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry) and Charles Bronson (Death Wish) would develop in their 1970s revenge thrillers.
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Seanax.com
December 05, 2009 Fritz Lang, once the master of grand expressionist scenes, directs with a stripped down style and a lean narrative drive...
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Film4
April 09, 2008 Lang presents one of the great works of film noir. The acting is first rate, Boehm's script tough and efficient, and the whole affair is photographed with the appropriate expressionist, chiaroscuro lighting.
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Chicago Reader
April 09, 2008 Brutal, atmospheric, and exciting -- highly recommended.
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New York Times
May 20, 2003 Mr. Lang can direct a film. He has put his mind to it, in this instance, and he has brought forth a hot one with a sting.
ColeSmithey.com
July 25, 2009 Everything about "The Big Heat" is "hard boiled."
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Time Out
June 24, 2006 Lang strips down William P McGivern's novel to essentials, giving the story a narrative drive as efficient and powerful as a handgun.
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Variety
April 09, 2008 Ford's portrayal of the homicide sergeant is honest and packs much wallop. Lang's direction builds taut suspense, throwing unexpected, and believable, thrills at the audience.
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Chicago Sun-Times
January 20, 2006 That's the beauty of Lang's moral ambidexterity. He tells the story of a heroic cop, while using it to mask another story, so much darker, beneath.
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TV Guide
April 09, 2008 A scalding face-full of harsh reality, courtesy Fritz Lang.
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Groucho Reviews
May 22, 2012 For those who take their film black...Moral rot gets full play in Lang's 1953 police drama. [Blu-ray]
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IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
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