Movie
Bigger Than Life
Overview
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-11-20
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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)
Crew
- Nicholas Ray - Director
- Richard Maibaum - Screenplay
- Cyril Hume - Screenplay
- Richard Maibaum - Story
- Cyril Hume - Story
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