The Big Heat (1953)
Crime, Thriller • 1h 30m
Overview
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.
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Alexander Scourby, Jocelyn Brando, Peter Whitney, Willis Bouchey, Robert Burton, Adam Williams, Howard Wendell, Chris Alcaide, Michael Granger, Dorothy Green, Ric Roman, Dan Seymour, Edith Evanson, Harry Lauter, Michael Ross, Phil Arnold, Sidney Clute, Michael Jeffers, Linda Bennett, Charles Cane, Byron Kane, John Close, Phil Chambers, John Crawford, John Doucette, Al Eben, Douglas Evans, Fritz Ford, Donald Kerr, Lyle Latell, John Merton, Celia Lovsky, Ted Stanhope, Herbert Lytton, Mike Mahoney, Laura Mason, Paul Maxey, Joseph Mell, Patrick Miller, William Murphy, Ezelle Poule, Norma Randall, Robert Stevenson, William Vedder
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7/24/2025
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Criterion UHD
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray. See nicolas review: https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=841703#p841703 "The new master is simply gorgeous. Beautifully fine-grained, even the opticals don’t look that much less defined than the OCN-shots. Highlights are very nicely graded and the encode preserves them virtually flawlessly. The HDR / DV grade itself is tasteful and makes the film look tasteful. Velvety, silvery and just satisfying to look at. Furthermore, I don’t think NexSpec applied any filtering"
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Criterion UHD
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray. See nicolas review: https://criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=841703#p841703 "The new master is simply gorgeous. Beautifully fine-grained, even the opticals don’t look that much less defined than the OCN-shots. Highlights are very nicely graded and the encode preserves them virtually flawlessly. The HDR / DV grade itself is tasteful and makes the film look tasteful. Velvety, silvery and just satisfying to look at. Furthermore, I don’t think NexSpec applied any filtering"
7/8/2025
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Criterion UHD coming soon. UK Powerhouse/Indicator BD
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Criterion UHD
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Criterion UHD coming soon. UK Powerhouse/Indicator BD
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Criterion UHD
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Twilight Time Blu-ray slightly better than Criterion 4K Blu-ray. Columbia Hi-Fi VHS probably significantly better (not been checked)
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Twilight Time Blu-ray slightly better than Criterion 4K Blu-ray. Columbia Hi-Fi VHS probably significantly better (not been checked)
4/16/2025
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UK Indicator > US
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Criterion UHD coming soon. UK Indicator > US
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UK Indicator > US
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Criterion UHD coming soon. UK Indicator > US
4/15/2025
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UK Powerhouse/Indicator BD
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Criterion UHD coming soon. UK Powerhouse/Indicator BD
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UK Powerhouse/Indicator BD
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Criterion UHD coming soon. UK Powerhouse/Indicator BD
