
Touch of Evil(1958)
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.


“A hard cop and a soft dame.”
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.

Glenn Ford
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame
Debby Marsh

Lee Marvin
Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan
Bertha Duncan

Alexander Scourby
Mike Lagana

Jocelyn Brando
Katie Bannion

Peter Whitney
Tierney

Willis Bouchey
Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton
Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams
Larry Gordon
The Big Heat is a crime, thriller film released in 1953 exploring themes of suicide, police, gangster, homicide, car bomb, cop. Directed by Fritz Lang, it stars Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin. 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.
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