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Release Date:
14 October 1953 (USA)
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Tagline:
A hard cop and a soft dame! more
Plot:
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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(14 articles)
Payback is making a comeback
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 4:15 PM, PST)
New On DVD This Week
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 4:15 PM, PST)
New On DVD This Week
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Glenn Ford | ... | Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion |
 | Gloria Grahame | ... | Debby Marsh |
 | Jocelyn Brando | ... | Katie Bannion |
| Alexander Scourby | ... | Mike Lagana |
 | Lee Marvin | ... | Vince Stone |
| Jeanette Nolan | ... | Bertha Duncan |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Tierney |
| Willis Bouchey | ... | Lt. Ted Wilks |
| Robert Burton | ... | Det. Gus Burke |
| Adam Williams | ... | Larry Gordon |
| Howard Wendell | ... | Police Commissioner Higgins |
| Chris Alcaide | ... | George Rose |
| Michael Granger | ... | Hugo (police clerk) |
| Dorothy Green | ... | Lucy Chapman |
 | Carolyn Jones | ... | Doris |
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89 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Norway:16 |
UK:15 (re-rating) (1988) |
UK:X (original rating) |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) |
Germany:16 (nf) (re-rating) |
West Germany:18 (nf) (original rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Finland:(Banned) |
Finland:K-16 (re-rating) (1966) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (certificate #16549) |
Australia:PG |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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When Lee Marvin first sees Glenn Ford face to face, the music in the background is "Put the Blame on Mame," a reference to Ford's performance in Gilda (1946).
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Continuity: When Sgt Bannion first meets Lucy Champam in 'The Retreat' bar the waiter pours Bannion a glass of beer with a head at least 2 inches thick. Bannion is then seen to sip from the glass and the beer has virtually no head at all.
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Quotes:
Debby Marsh:
Well, you're about as romantic as a pair of handcuffs.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Made in U.S.A. (1966)
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Put the Blame on Mame
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Every character in THE BIG HEAT is fascinating. In fact, the script is so hot, I'd be surprised to see any director mess it up. Nonetheless, Fritz knows where to throw the spice (and the dolly moves). Not to mention, how to employ a younger Lee Marvin, who not only puts out a cigarette on a woman's hand but also dumps scalding hot coffee in her face. No, this ain't your mama's black and white. So grab the remote, a small glass of whiskey, and say with me on three:
Marvin.