---
title: 'The Big Heat (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fritz Lang'
released: '1953-10-14'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-heat-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045555/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Heat (1953)

1953 · 89 min · Drama, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang)
- **Screenplay:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang), [Sydney Boehm](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-boehm), [William P. McGivern](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-p-mcgivern)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Bakaleinikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-bakaleinikoff)
- **Producer:** [Robert Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-arthur)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [Charles Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-nelson)

## Cast

- [Sidney Clute](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-clute)
- [Adam Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-williams)
- [Carolyn Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-jones)
- [Jeanette Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanette-nolan)
- [Robert Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-burton)
- [Lee Marvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-marvin)
- [Alexander Scourby](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-scourby)
- [Chris Alcaide](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-alcaide)
- [Howard Wendell](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-wendell)
- [Dorothy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-green)
- [Willis Bouchey](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-bouchey)
- [Gloria Grahame](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-grahame)
- [Dan Seymour](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-seymour)
- [Glenn Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-ford)
- [Peter Whitney](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-whitney)

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