NOIRVEMBER: 'THE BIG HEAT' W/INTRO BY JULIA RICCI
Fritz Lang's The Big Heat burns with fury and precision. Glenn Ford stars as a determined detective whose investigation into a vicious crime syndicate ignites a chain of personal loss and retribution. Gloria Grahame delivers one of noir's greatest performances as a woman caught between danger and defiance, opposite Lee Marvin's chilling brutality. Stark, unsentimental, and unrelenting, it's noir in its rawest and most explosive form.
- Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando
- Fritz Lang
- Sydney Boehm, William P. McGivern
- 89 minutes
- Approved
NOIRvember: "Big" Noir, Big Trouble
Two defining works of classic film noir collide this Noirvember with The Big Sleep (1946) and The Big Heat (1953). Humphrey Bogart's cool precision and Glenn Ford's simmering intensity anchor tales of private eyes and avenging cops caught in webs of power, corruption, and temptation. These are stories where the truth is dangerous, the stakes are personal, and every shadow hides a secret.
Hosted and curated by Julia Ricci.
Julia Ricci is a classic film expert whose work celebrates the artistry and influence of Hollywood's Golden Age. With a background in festival programming, she has contributed research to FilmStruck, guested on various film podcasts, and appeared on Turner Classic Movies to co-introduce a movie of her choice with host Ben Mankiewicz. She launched the annual Noirvember series at the Kan-Kan in 2023.
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