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Bigger Than Life (1956)

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Average Rating:7.6/10

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Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Unable to pay the bills as a school teacher, Ed Avery (James Mason) has a double life as a taxi dispatcher. He hides this second job from his family, as well as a far graver secret: he's suffering... Unable to pay the bills as a school teacher, Ed Avery (James Mason) has a double life as a taxi dispatcher. He hides this second job from his family, as well as a far graver secret: he's suffering from a painful illness that may claim his life. In a last-ditch effort at survival, Ed begins a regimen of cortisone injections that turn him into a crazed drug addict, tearing his cookie-cutter world apart. Nicholas Ray (REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE) directs this trenchant drama about 1950s suburbia; James Mason has rarely been better--or more intense. [More]

Starring: James Mason, Barbara Rush, Christopher Olsen

Starring: James Mason, Barbara Rush, Christopher Olsen

Director: Nicholas Ray

Director: Nicholas Ray

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