The Big Heat
1953 film by Fritz Lang
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Summary
The Big Heat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,612 views/month, #561 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Fritz Lang[3]
- Screenwriter: Sydney Boehm[4], William P. McGivern[5], Fritz Lang[6]
- Composer: Mischa Bakaleinikoff[7]
- Genre: vigilante film[8], film noir[9], drama film[10], mystery film[11]
- Cast member: Gloria Grahame[12], Jocelyn Brando[13], Alexander Scourby[14], Lee Marvin[15], Jeanette Nolan[16], Carolyn Jones[17], Willis Bouchey[18], Robert Burton[19], Celia Lovsky[20], Dorothy Green[21], Edith Evanson[22], Peter Whitney[23], Adam Williams[24], Glenn Ford[25]
- Producer: Robert Arthur[26]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[27]
- Director of photography: Charles Lang[28]
- Part of: National Film Registry[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Commons category: The Big Heat[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 8.5/10[33], 94%[34]
- Color: black-and-white[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: October 14, 1953[37], February 1, 1954[38], February 5, 1954[39]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[42]
- Main subject: suicide[43]
- Film editor: Charles Nelson[44]
- Title: The Big Heat[45]
- Duration: 89[46]
Why It Matters
The Big Heat has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]