Cinematic background from Bigger Than Life 1956 - A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

Bigger Than Life

1956

Drama

Directors:
Nicholas Ray
Writers:
Richard Maibaum, Nicholas Ray, Cyril Hume, James Mason, Burton Roueche, Gavin Lambert, Clifford Odets
Official poster of Bigger Than Life 1956 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a yellow shirt standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman shaking hands in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman sitting on a window sill looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older woman wearing a white suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man smoking a pipe in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in an orange dress standing in front of a fire place; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man laying in a hospital bed next to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older woman holding a book and a young boy sitting on the floor; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a yellow shirt is looking up; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a yellow shirt standing next to a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a black dress standing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman looking at a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman and a young boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man sitting at a desk in front of a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman with red hair wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman standing in a stairwell; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a blue dress looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a green sweater holding a bag of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman and a child in a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A young boy standing in front of an older car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman and a boy sitting at a table with a glass of milk in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman holding a bouquet of flowers while standing next to a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman and a boy sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A group of people sitting in front of each other in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a black dress and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in an orange jacket looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man sitting at a desk in front of a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman and a child at a table with a pitcher of milk in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man in a white lab coat standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A person holding a plate with a cake in front of a boy; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A group of people sitting at desks in a classroom; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman and a young boy standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman are standing in front of a map; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a boy sitting in a living room next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman looking at each other while holding a phone to their ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a boy holding boxes of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older woman wearing a straw hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman sitting at a table talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man in a suit and tie standing in a doorway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – Two people in a living room with a red couch; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man walking down the steps of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman standing in front of a white door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A young boy crying while talking to his mother; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A young boy sitting in front of a piano; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A group of people standing in front of a building at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A person sitting on a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman looking at each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A group of women standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A group of people sitting in a room talking to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A boy in a suit and tie standing on a staircase; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An old photo of a church with cars parked in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a red dress standing next to a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man looking in a mirror while holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman talking on a phone while standing next to a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older man wearing a suit and bow tie talking to an older woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman at a dinner table with a pitcher of milk in front of them; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman looking at a book together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a young boy in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman are standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman and a boy in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man looking at himself in a broken mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older woman standing next to an older man in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A person sitting at a desk in a room with chairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man in a suit sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man in a suit and tie talking to a woman in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman standing in front of a man in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman on a stair case; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man in a suit and tie standing next to a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman in a kitchen holding a basket of food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older man wearing a suit and tie talking to a young boy wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older man and a young boy in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man sitting in a chair in front of two women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman laying on the ground with a man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A person wearing a suit smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a girl sitting on the stairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman are holding a book together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman are talking in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman standing in front of a table with plates of food on top of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A boy sitting in a bathtub next to a woman; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older woman talking to a younger man outside of a house; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A group of people standing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An old car parked on the side of the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A young boy holding a football in his hand; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a boy sitting on some stairs; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a woman are talking in front of a map; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and two boys in a kitchen with a blender; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A nurse is helping a man in a hospital bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – An older woman sitting next to an older man in a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a boy are in a room together; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman standing in front of a desk in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A woman touching a boy's face with his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A row of yellow taxis parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A man and a boy are playing football in a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bigger Than Life” (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray – A person touching a woman's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle