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Actors: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Big Heat |
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THE BIG HEAT is a movie directed by Fritz Lang in 1953.
Sgt. Bannion is a police officer investigating the suicide of a policeman. When he becomes too curious about the implication of the mob boss Mike Lagana in this event, Lagana decides to get rid of him. Unfortunately, Bannion's wife, instead of the policeman, is killed during the assassination attempt. From this moment on, Bannion, rejecting the help of his friends and superiors, will begin a personal crusade against Lagana. He resigns from his job and will eventually discover that Higgins, the head of the Police Dept, is on the payroll of Mike Lagana's criminal organization.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Big Heat |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- police corruption
Vigilante/Revenge?
Yes
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- wild
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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