# The Big Heat (1953)

> An incorruptible detective wages a brutal one-man campaign against the gangster network that destroyed his family and corrupted his police department.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8637

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045555/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, tense, visceral, classic noir night, serious crime film evening

## Synopsis

A relentless cop seeks vengeance against a corrupt underworld that took everything from him.

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