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husband wife relationship drug addiction paranoia hallucination family relationships hospital mental illness schoolteacher cortisone verbal abuse family life father son relationship personality change mood swing
Bigger Than Life
Release Date: August 02, 1956
| Year | : | 1956 |
| Slogan | : | «The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | 20th Century Fox |
| Director | : | Nicholas Ray |
| Producers | : | James Mason |
| Writers | : | James Mason, Richard Maibaum, Richard Maibaum, Cyril Hume, Cyril Hume, Berton Roueché |
| RunTime | : | 95 mins. |
When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.
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Trailer: Bigger Than Life (1956) | The Criterion Collection Trailer
Main Actors
James Mason
Character : Ed Avery
Barbara Rush
Character : Lou Avery
Walter Matthau
Character : Wally Gibbs
Robert F. Simon
Character : Dr. Norton
Christopher Olsen
Character : Richie Avery
Roland Winters
Character : Dr. Ruric
Rusty Lane
Character : Bob LaPorte
Rachel Stephens
Character : Nurse
Kipp Hamilton
Character : Pat Wade
Betty Caulfield
Character : Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Character : Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Renny McEvoy
Character : Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Billy Jones
Character : Mr. Byron (uncredited)
Dee Aaker
Character : Joe (uncredited)
Jerry Mathers
Character : Freddie (uncredited)
Portland Mason
Character : Nancy (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
Character : Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
Richard Collier
Character : Milkman (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Character : Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
Character : Druggist (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Character : Clergyman (uncredited)
Mary McAdoo
Character : Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Mary Carver
Character : Saleslady (uncredited)
Eugenia Paul
Character : Saleslady (uncredited)
Gladys Richards
Character : Lab Nurse (uncredited)
David Bedell
Character : X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Character : Dispatcher (uncredited)
George Chester
Character : Janitor (uncredited)
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