Over at Film Noir of the Week, author Eddie Muller provides an excellent write-up of the 1953 cult classic “The Big Heat”.Fritz Lang directed stars
Glenn Ford and
Lee Marvin in screenplay by
Sydney Bohem.
Lang, Ford, Marvin and
Bohem all brought their A-games to this project. Although some don’t consider
“The Big Heat” a true noir film, no one can deny it’s a
classic hard-boiled crime drama that deserves a spot in any movie lover’s library!
The Big Heat rates an A