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The Big Heat

7.719531h 29mMovieCrimeThriller

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

DirectorFritz Lang
WriterSydney Boehm
ProducerRobert Arthur

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Cast · Directed by Fritz Lang

GFGlenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
GGGloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
Debby Marsh
JBJocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando
Katie Bannion
ASAlexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby
Mike Lagana
LMLee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Vince Stone
JNJeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan
Bertha Duncan
PWPeter Whitney
Peter Whitney
Tierney
WBWillis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Lt. Ted Wilks
RBRobert Burton
Robert Burton
Det. Gus Burke
AWAdam Williams
Adam Williams
Larry Gordon
HWHoward Wendell
Howard Wendell
Police Commissioner Higgins
CAChris Alcaide
Chris Alcaide
George Rose

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The Big Heat is streaming on YouTube TV and Sony Pictures Core in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is The Big Heat on Netflix?

No, The Big Heat is not on Netflix in United States as of October 2026. It's currently on YouTube TV and Sony Pictures Core.

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