Bigger Than Life (1956)
7.1|20 Nov, 1956|95 min
The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!
7.1|20 Nov, 1956|95 min
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A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Keywords
husband wife relationship
paranoia
drug addiction
hallucination
family relationships
hospital
drugs
mental illness
schoolteacher
cortisone
verbal abuse
family life
father son relationship
personality change
mood swing
Casts
James Mason
Ed Avery
Barbara Rush
Lou Avery
Walter Matthau
Wally Gibbs
Robert F. Simon
Dr. Norton
Christopher Olsen
Richie Avery
Roland Winters
Dr. Ruric
Rusty Lane
Bob LaPorte
Rachel Stephens
Nurse
Kipp Hamilton
Pat Wade
Betty Caulfield
Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Renny McEvoy
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Billy Jones
Mr. Byron (uncredited)
Dee Aaker
Joe (uncredited)
Jerry Mathers
Freddie (uncredited)
Portland Mason
Nancy (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
Richard Collier
Milkman (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
Druggist (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Clergyman (uncredited)
Mary McAdoo
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Mary Carver
Saleslady (uncredited)
Eugenia Paul
Saleslady (uncredited)
Gladys Richards
Lab Nurse (uncredited)
David Bedell
X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Dispatcher (uncredited)
George Chester
Janitor (uncredited)
Crews
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Richard Maibaum
Story
Nicholas Ray
Director
James Mason
Producer
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Cyril Hume
Story
Cyril Hume
Screenplay
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Berton Roueché
Short Story
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
W.D. Flick
Sound
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
Leonard Doss
Other
Ralph Hickey
Sound Editor
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Ray Bomba
Sound Editor
Gavin Lambert
Additional Writing
Nicholas Ray
Additional Writing
James Mason
Additional Writing
Clifford Odets
Additional Writing
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Lionel Newman
Conductor
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Mary Wills
Costume Design
Backdrops & Posters
