THE BIG HEAT (1953) - New Criterion Collection Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD

The Big Heat 1953 Criterion Collection New On Bluray And 4k

Product Description: Noir doesn’t get any more hard-boiled than this scorching tale of vice and retribution, a film that finds director Fritz Lang working at the peak of his Hollywood style—stripped to the bone, simmering with outrage, and fatalistic to the core. A tightly wound Glenn Ford stars as a homicide detective whose investigation into a sprawling crime syndicate becomes a shockingly personal, hate-fueled quest for revenge. Costarring an iconic Gloria Grahame as the mink-coated gangster’s moll with her own axe to grind, and featuring a supporting cast led by a sensationally sleazy Lee Marvin, The Big Heat hits with raw, unstoppable force.

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MOVIE DETAILS

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Director: Fritz Lang

Starring: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin

Genre: Crime, Drama

Runtime: 89 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: July 1, 2025

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Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

4K Ultra HD - Criterion Collection

VIDEO

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Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

AUDIO

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Dubbed:

Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

Audio Formats:

Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mono

SUBTITLES

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Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New audio commentary by film-noir experts Alain Silver and James Ursini
New video essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme on the women in the film
Audio interviews with director Fritz Lang, conducted by film historian Gideon Bachmann and filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
Interviews with filmmakers Michael Mann and Martin Scorsese
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by author Jonathan Lethem
New cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde