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Bigger Than Life
1956 1h 35m Nicholas Ray

Bigger Than Life

★ 7.4 IMDb
Drama
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Cast James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert F. Simon
Essays and Criticism
On this film
Bigger Than Life by Nicolas Rapold, Reverse Shot Interviews | Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life: A Conversation with Jonathan Lethem by Jim Healy, Cinema Scope
On Nicholas Ray
Ray of Light by Dinko Tucakovic, FIPRESCI Nicholas Ray: l'ultima intervista by Antonio Papa, La Furia Umana Nicholas Ray According to Jacques Lourcelles by Adrian Martin, Screening the Past
In conversation with other films
Ghosts of Celluloid Past and Digital Present by Bart Versteirt, photogénie Pariah-dise Now: Charlie Sheen and the busted bubble - Bright Lights Film Journal by Erich Kuersten, Bright Lights Film Journal
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