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Bigger Than Life
The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Cast
- 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)
Details
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Released
- November 20, 1956
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.2 / 10 from 189 votes
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