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        Bigger Than Life
        7.1
        (165 votes)

        Bigger Than Life

        1956
        Drama
        1 hr 35 min

        Overview

        A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

        Creators

        Director
        Nicholas Ray
        Screenplay
        Cyril Hume
        Screenplay, Story
        Richard Maibaum
        Bigger Than Life

        Cast

        Full Cast
        James Mason
        James Mason
        Ed Avery
        Barbara Rush
        Barbara Rush
        Lou Avery
        Walter Matthau
        Walter Matthau
        Wally Gibbs
        Robert F. Simon
        Robert F. Simon
        Dr. Norton
        Christopher Olsen
        Christopher Olsen
        Richie Avery
        Roland Winters
        Roland Winters
        Dr. Ruric
        Rusty Lane
        Rusty Lane
        Bob LaPorte
        Rachel Stephens
        Rachel Stephens
        Nurse
        Kipp Hamilton
        Kipp Hamilton
        Pat Wade
        Betty Caulfield
        Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
        Virginia Carroll
        Virginia Carroll
        Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (20/11/1956)
        Original language
        English
        Country
        Production company
        👫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
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