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Bigger Than Life: Full Cast & Crew 1956 Drama
After schoolteacher Ed Avery (James Mason) faints and is hospitalized, doctors diagnose him with a fatal arterial illness and tell him he has a few months to live. Ed agrees to an experimental treatment with cortisone, and makes what appears to be a miraculous recovery. However, upon his return home, his wife, Lou (Barbara Rush), notices severe mood shifts in him. His friend and coworker Wally (Walter Matthau) also perceives the changes, and discovers that Ed has been abusing the cortisone. Released: Aug 2, 1956 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Nicholas Ray Director James Mason Ed Avery Actor, Producer Barbara Rush Lou Avery Actor Walter Matthau Wally Gibbs Actor Robert F. Simon Dr. Norton Actor Christopher Olsen Richie Avery Actor Roland Winters Dr. Ruric Actor Rusty Lane Bob LaPorte Actor Rachel Stephens Nurse Actor Kipp Hamilton Pat Wade Actor Cyril Hume Writer Richard Maibaum Writer Joseph MacDonald Cinematographer Louis R. Loeffler Film Editing David Raksin Original Music Jack Martin Smith Art Director Lyle R. Wheeler Art Director Stuart A. Reiss Set Decoration Walter M. Scott Set Decoration Mary Wills Costume Design