Cast & crew
The Big Heat (1953)
Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Sydney Boehm
Cast
| Gloria Grahame | Debby Marsh |
| Glenn Ford | Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion |
| Jocelyn Brando | Katie Bannion |
| Alexander Scourby | Mike Lagana |
| Lee Marvin | Vince Stone |
| Chris Alcaide | George Rose |
| Willis Bouchey | Lt. Ted Wilks |
| Robert Burton | Det. Gus Burke |
| Howard Wendell | Police Commissioner Higgins |
| Michael Granger | Hugo |
| Adam Williams | Larry Gordon |
| Jeanette Nolan | Bertha Duncan |
| Peter Whitney | Tierney |
| Ric Roman | Baldy |
| Dorothy Green | Lucy Chapman |
| Carolyn Jones | Doris |
| Dan Seymour | Mr. Atkins |
| Phil Chambers | Hettrick (uncredited) |
| Linda Bennett | Joyce Bannion (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | Hopkins (uncredited) |
| Jack R. Clinton | Retreat Patron (uncredited) |
| Edith Evanson | Selma Parker |
| Phil Arnold | Nick (uncredited) |
| John Close | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Sidney Clute | Retreat Bartender (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Eames | Marge (uncredited) |
| John Crawford | Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) |
| John Doucette | Mark Reiner (uncredited) |
| Al Eben | Harry Shoenstein (uncredited) |
| Douglas Evans | Councilman Gillen (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Gray | Man (uncredited) |
| Fritz Ford | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Byron Kane | Dr. Jones (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Cabby (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Retreat Patron (uncredited) |
| Lyle Latell | Moving Man (uncredited) |
| Nico Lek | Canteen Patron (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Hank O'Connell (uncredited) |
| Herbert Lytton | Martin (uncredited) |
| Mike Mahoney | Dixon (uncredited) |
| Laura Mason | B-Girl (uncredited) |
| Celia Lovsky | Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited) |
| Paul Maxey | George Fuller (uncredited) |
| Patrick Miller | Intern (uncredited) |
| William Murphy | Reds (uncredited) |
| Joseph Mell | Dr. Kane (uncredited) |
| John Merton | Man (uncredited) |
| Ezelle Poule | Mrs Tucker (uncredited) |
| Norma Randall | Jill (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | Segal (uncredited) |
| Ted Stanhope | Lagana's Butler (uncredited) |
| Robert Stevenson | Bill Rutherford (uncredited) |
| William Vedder | Janitor (uncredited) |
Crew
| Arthur Morton | Original Music Composer |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | Additional Music |
| George Duning | Additional Music |
| Robert Arthur | Producer |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Nelson | Editor |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Henry Vars | Original Music Composer |
| William P. McGivern | Original Story |
| Sydney Boehm | Screenplay |
| Fritz Lang | Director |
| Milton Feldman | Assistant Director |
| Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| George Cooper | Sound Engineer |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Additional Music |
| Fred Karger | Additional Music |
| Carl Fortina | Additional Music |
| Hans J. Salter | Additional Music |
| Ernst Toch | Additional Music |