page_title: The Big Heat
hierarchical_section_title: The Big Heat
caption_attribution_description: English: Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1953 film The Big Heat.
context_page_description: The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Jocelyn Brando. It centers on a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. The film was written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm, based on a serial by William P. McGivern that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and was published as a novel in 1953. The film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.
context_section_description: The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Jocelyn Brando. It centers on a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. The film was written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm, based on a serial by William P. McGivern that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and was published as a novel in 1953. The film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.
caption: Theatrical release poster
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