Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life (1956)

The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1956-11-20
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 161 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Nicholas Ray
star 7.1/10
From 161 Ratings
7.4

Summary

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

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  • James Mason

    as Ed Avery

  • Barbara Rush

    as Lou Avery

  • Walter Matthau

    as Wally Gibbs

  • Robert F. Simon

    as Dr. Norton

  • Christopher Olsen

    as Richie Avery

  • Roland Winters

    as Dr. Ruric

  • Rusty Lane

    as Bob LaPorte

  • Rachel Stephens

    as Nurse

  • Kipp Hamilton

    as Pat Wade

  • Betty Caulfield

    as Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)

  • Virginia Carroll

    as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

  • Renny McEvoy

    as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

  • Billy Jones

    as Mr. Byron (uncredited)

  • Dee Aaker

    as Joe (uncredited)

  • Jerry Mathers

    as Freddie (uncredited)

  • Portland Mason

    as Nancy (uncredited)

  • Natalie Masters

    as Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)

  • Richard Collier

    as Milkman (uncredited)

  • Lewis Charles

    as Mr. McLennan (uncredited)

  • Gus Schilling

    as Druggist (uncredited)

  • Alex Frazer

    as Clergyman (uncredited)

  • Mary McAdoo

    as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

  • Mary Carver

    as Saleslady (uncredited)

  • Eugenia Paul

    as Saleslady (uncredited)

  • Gladys Richards

    as Lab Nurse (uncredited)

  • David Bedell

    as X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)

  • Joseph Mell

    as Dispatcher (uncredited)

  • George Chester

    as Janitor (uncredited)
Writing Richard Maibaum Screenplay
Writing Richard Maibaum Story
Writing Cyril Hume Screenplay
Writing Cyril Hume Story
Production James Mason Producer
Directing Nicholas Ray Director
Camera Joseph MacDonald Director of Photography
Editing Louis R. Loeffler Editor
Writing Berton Roueché Short Story
Art Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
Art Jack Martin Smith Art Direction
Art Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
Sound W. D. Flick Sound
Directing Eli Dunn Assistant Director
Crew Ray Kellogg Special Effects
Sound David Raksin Original Music Composer
Sound Harry M. Leonard Sound
Sound Ray Bomba Sound Editor
Art Stuart A. Reiss Set Decoration
Camera Leonard Doss Other
Sound Ralph Hickey Sound Editor
Crew Clifford Odets Additional Writing
Crew James Mason Additional Writing
Crew Gavin Lambert Additional Writing
Crew Nicholas Ray Additional Writing
Costume & Make-Up Mary Wills Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Helen Turpin Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Charles LeMaire Wardrobe Designer
Costume & Make-Up Ben Nye Makeup Artist
Sound Edward B. Powell Orchestrator
Sound Lionel Newman Conductor

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