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Availability: Out Of Print - This title is currently unavailable and/or out of print. Other versions may still be available; and will be listed on the right side of your screen. Director: Nicholas Ray Released: 1956 [USA] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Thriller Keywords:  Family / Siblings || Illness || Relationship(s) || Teacher || Unhappy

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Plot:	After being diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease, Ed begins taking a new "miracle drug". But the side-effects are malevolent and murderous, bringing to the fore all of Ed's long-repressed frustrations with his life. Copyright © 2000+ HKFlix, all rights reserved. No part of this text may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from HKFlix.
Overview:	Bigger Than Life is one of the greatest American films of the 1950s, a high point in the careers of lead actor James Mason and director Nicholas Ray. The BFI, in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, gives it its first UK release on any format. James Mason gives a towering performance as Ed Avery, a happily married schoolteacher who agrees to take a new 'miracle drug' when diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease. It is not long before the drug begins producing malevolent and murderous side-effects that bring to the fore all of Ed's long-repressed frustrations with his life. Mason's support is exceptional: Barbara Rush as Ed's devoted wife, Christopher Olsen as his cruelly punished son and Walter Matthau as his faithful colleague. One of the cinema's most persuasive portraits of psychological turmoil, the film also succeeds magnificently as searing melodrama and subversive social critique, with Ray, his scriptwriters and cinematographer achieving a perfect balance between emotional realism and expressionist allegory.
Cast:	James Mason  ||  Barbara Rush  ||  Walter Matthau  ||  Christopher Olsen (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	91 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	British Film Institute (BFI)  [A UK-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio Commentary By Edward Buscombe Filmed Conversation Between Jim Jarmusch & Jonathan Rosenbaum Extracts From A 1969 Interview With Nicholas Ray Trailer Illustrated Booklet