Bigger Than Life
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Bigger Than Life is a 1956 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray, known for its intense portrayal of a schoolteacher’s psychological breakdown after becoming addicted to prescription drugs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bigger Than Life canonical | 4 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | article "Ten Feet Tall" by Berton Roueché NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Joseph MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | DeLuxe Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | corticosteroid abuse ⓘ |
| director | Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | William H. Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| featuredIn | canon of 1950s American melodrama ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Approved (MPAA, original release) ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigger_Than_Life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ed Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family crisis
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prescription drug addiction ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense portrayal of a schoolteacher’s psychological breakdown after becoming addicted to prescription drugs
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use of color and widescreen composition to express psychological states ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
James Mason
NERFINISHED
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Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-08-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Cyril Hume
NERFINISHED
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Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Maibaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Rush
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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