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The big heat [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; director, Fritz Lang ; producer, Robert Arthur ; screenplay, Sydney Boehm.

Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2001.

ISBN: 0767868196

Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject(s): McGivern, William P. Film and video adaptations.
Organized crime Drama.
Gangster films. lcsh
Film noir. lcsh
Feature films. lcsh
Feature films United States. lcsh
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcsh
Videos (DVD). local

Credits: Photography, Charles Lang ; editor, Charles Nelson ; musical direction, Mischa Bakaleinikoff.

Performers: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan.

Notes: Soundtrack available in English and French. Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai ; closed captioned.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
Based on the Saturday Evening Post serial by William P. McGivern.
Special features: vintage advertising, theatrical trailers.

Summary: An honest police sergeant risks his life and his job when his investigations lead to the exposure of the crime syndicate that controls the city administration.

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Bezazian Adult FICTION DVD Date Due 11/28/2009
HWLC 1st Floor Adult FICTION DVD In transit between libraries 11/14/2009
McKinley Park Adult FICTION DVD Not Checked Out 11/18/2009
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