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Cinematic background from The Big Heat 1953 - Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1997.

The Big Heat

1953

Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

Directors:

Writers:

Sydney Boehm, William P. McGivern

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Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman sitting on a couch in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man and woman in a bedroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two men in suits and ties in a living room with a fireplace; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man wearing a suit and tie standing on a balcony; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a city; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman are standing in front of a chain link fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a woman with a bandage on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a group of people in formal wear; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man wearing a hat and a long coat walking in front of a building at night; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A group of men sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man in a suit and a man in a hat talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two men sitting at a table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two men in suits are talking on the phone; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman are standing in a hallway; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of people walking on the sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a woman laying on the ground; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man sitting on a bench next to two young girls; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – An old photo of a woman in a dress and pearls; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A group of men standing around a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a woman putting lipstick on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A woman sitting on a couch talking on the phone; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – An older woman sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – An old black and white photo of a woman in a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman sitting at a table in front of other people; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a woman sitting on a bed; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking through a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man in a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – An old photo of a man and two children; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man in a suit and hat holding an old camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman are looking into each others eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man in a hat and a man in a trench coat and a hat; Wide shot, High angle

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Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two older men standing next to each other holding drinks; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two women and a man are standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man wearing a hat and a jacket talking to another man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A woman and a little girl standing in front of a desk; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – An older woman wearing pearls and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two men in suits are sitting at a desk in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man in a hat and a man in a trench coat and a hat is combing another man's hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A black and white photo of a man in a suit holding a bag; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman standing in front of a mirror; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Two men in suits and hats talking to each other in an office; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man and a woman laying on the ground; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – A man wearing a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Big Heat” (1953), directed by Fritz Lang – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle