The Big Heat

Name: The Big Heat
Director: Fritz Lang
Released: 1953
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin

1953 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 30,853 VOTES · DIR. Fritz Lang

Overview

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,119 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:21 Mr. Lagana.

00:06:30 When l found him, he was dead.

00:09:35 -Right? -Wrong.

00:13:05 That sounds very cozy.

00:16:10 l'd mind very much.

00:20:03 Okay?

00:24:39 You have to use a different tone if l'm to believe that.

00:28:28 They broke the mold when they made her.

00:31:31 Big fancy words. l'm in no mood for them.

00:34:31 Commissioner, l need the car keys.

00:37:50 ...and kind words for me?

00:41:30 ls that you, Vince?

00:44:20 l got an appointment in half an hour with Mrs. Duncan.

00:47:51 Mr. Bannion!

00:51:46 -l'll roll them again, if you like. -Go ahead.

00:56:34 He can be a pretty good guy and other times he can be....

00:59:50 l was there, remember? l'm the girl you left at the bar.

01:03:21 Gillen, from the city council.

01:07:15 What's she got on them?

01:10:44 Thank you.

01:15:03 He left her a million-dollar trust fund.

01:18:09 How are you?

01:24:04 Shoot!

01:29:15 -Keep the coffee hot, Hugo. -Okay, sir.

Cast & Characters

Glenn Ford Sgt. Dave Bannion Gloria Grahame Debby Marsh Jocelyn Brando Katie Bannion Alexander Scourby Mike Lagana Lee Marvin Vince Stone Jeanette Nolan Bertha Duncan Peter Whitney Tierney Willis Bouchey Lt. Ted Wilks Robert Burton Gus Burke Adam Williams Larry Gordon

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,119

Dialogue density12.6 lines / min

First line00:02:21

Final line01:29:15

Production Record

DirectorFritz Lang

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes30,853