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Heat Wave

Play trailer Poster for Heat Wave Released Apr 16, 1954 1h 8m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A writer (Alex Nicol) meets a lakeside temptress (Hillary Brooke) who wants her rich husband (Sidney James) dead.

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David Parkinson Radio Times Hughes craftily critiques the genre by having American pulp novelist, Mark Kendrick (Alex Nicol), think he knows all the angles when he rents a property on Lake Windermere to finish a book... Rated: 3/5 Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A tepid B-film crime yarn from Great Britain. Rated: C Apr 11, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member ok mystery suspenser Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member An awful B-noir from Hammer films. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This noir from Hammer Films about an American novelist (Alex Nicol) who reluctantly gets tangled up in a scheme to murder the husband of his Femme Fatale neighbor (Hillary Brooke), plays like Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice on downers. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Great little noir. Well directed and written. Good performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A writer (Alex Nicol) meets a lakeside temptress (Hillary Brooke) who wants her rich husband (Sidney James) dead.
Director
Ken Hughes
Producer
Anthony Hinds
Screenwriter
Ken Hughes
Distributor
Lippert Pictures
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 1954, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 29, 2006
Runtime
1h 8m