The Big Heat

The Big Heat is a 1953 Fritz Lang-directed motion film drama shot in black and white.

Critical reaction

Critical reaction to the film was positive when it was released, and today The Big Heat is considered a classic. Film critic Roger Ebert lists the film in his 100 Greats Films. In Ebert's review he praises the films supporting actors and questions the actions of the apparently straight-laced Bannion: "Does it ever occur to him that he is at least partly responsible for their deaths? No, apparently it doesn't, and that's one reason the film is so insidiously chilling; he continues on his mission oblivious to its cost."

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