Presented with stark power by director Fritz Lang, The Big Heat is a delightfully grim noir that peers into the heart of darkness without blinking.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Fritz Lang -
Producer -
Robert Arthur -
Screenwriter -
William P. McGivern -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Columbia -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 14, 1953, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 25, 2014 -
Runtime -
1h 30m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Flat (1.37:1)
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