The Big Heat

The Big Heat
The Big Heat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fritz Lang
Screenplay by	Sydney Boehm
Based on	the Saturday Evening Post serial and 1953 novel; by William P. McGivern
Produced by	Robert Arthur
Starring	Glenn Ford; Gloria Grahame; Jocelyn Brando;
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 14, 1953 (New York City);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.25 million (US)

The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando^[3] about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.

William P. McGivern's serial in The Saturday Evening Post, published as a novel in 1953, was the basis for the screenplay, written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm.

The film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.^[4]^[5]

^ Ebert, Roger (2004-06-06). "The Big Heat". The Great Movies. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
^ "The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time". Paste. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
^ "2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-17.