The Big Heat
Turkish title: Ölüm Korkusu
“A hard cop and a soft dame.”
1953 · 1 h 29 min
Directed by 
Fritz Lang
Fritz LangCast
Glenn Ford 
Gloria Grahame 
Lee Marvin
Credits
Written by: Sydney Boehm
Plot
A detective takes on a crime syndicate after his wife is killed.
Sinekatalog’s take
Fritz Lang's hard-boiled noir has a cop go after the mob after his wife's death. Gloria Grahame's scalded moll and a notorious coffee-pot scene give it a brutal edge.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (33,348 votes)
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