The Big Heat - 1953

Condition: Very Good

Folded as Issued: Now Placed on Linen

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Size: 27 x 41 inches (69 x 104 cm)

An original US One-Sheet poster for the 1953 release of "The Big Heat". The poster is in fabulous condition, originally folded; it has now been professionally cleaned and placed on linen.   

The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando, 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.

A police officer seems to have committed suicide, but Detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) thinks there's more to the story. After talking to the man's mob-connected mistress, Bannion discovers far-reaching corruption that leads all the way from the police station to kingpin Mike Lagana (Alexander Scourby). But when the policeman's lover is killed, it becomes clear that crossing Lagana is a dangerous thing to do. Soon, Bannion finds himself marked for death and his family in mortal danger.

"Somebody's going to pay ... because he forgot to kill me ... A hard cop and a soft dame!"

Tags: 1950s American One Sheet Film Noir Action Thriller Drama Action Crime