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The Big Heat
Why this pick
Like The Naked Street, it is a hard-edged urban noir driven by ruthless power, personal betrayal, and escalating revenge, with a blunt, unsentimental moral atmosphere.
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MOVIE1955 1h 24m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his pregnant sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty sentence, so that they can get married. Later, after Rosalie loses the baby and Phil learns that Nicky is cheating on her, the gangster arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Farley Granger
Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna
Sara Berner
Millie Swadke
Jerry Paris
Latzi Franks
Mario Siletti
Antonio Cardini
James Flavin
Attorney Michael X. Flanders
Joe Turkel
Shimmy
Anthony Quinn
Phil Regal
Whit Bissell
Dist. Atty. Blaker