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1956

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Schoolteacher and family man Ed Avery, who's been suffering bouts of severe pain and even blackouts, is hospitalized with what's diagnosed as a rare inflammation of the arteries. Told by doctors that he probably has only months to live, Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. Ed makes a .. Read more

Starring	James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau
Director	Nicholas Ray
Genres	Drama

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  A Dark Masterpiece.
  
  Believe it or not, I have yet to see Rebel Without A Cause, but if this film (by the same director; Nicholas Ray) is anything to go by, I'm in for a real ... read more »
  
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  Bigger Than Life (1956)
  
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  Anyone who ignorantly thinks all old movies, especially 50s family dramas, are all sweetness and light needs to check this out to start with! Teacher James ... read more »
  
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  A very disturbing film - the american way of life
  
  A very disturbing film and well worth a look. The film is produced by James Mason and he plays the main actor superbly. He plays a drug induced physchotic (or... read more »
  
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  Bigger Than Life
  
  As a pharmacist ,this film I see as a credible and authentic statement of a real dillema in new drug development.
  
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  Ths film, although mostly well acted, seemed dated and melodramatic. The background music was intrusive and sentimental.
  
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  A Dark Masterpiece.
  
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  This DVD is extremely well produced, with a crisp sharp picture, faultless sound and careful subtitling. The original cinematic trailer is included, as is an ... read more »
  
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  Very powerful film about a man who becomes psychotic after overdosing on cortisone, although the film can be viewed as a metaphor for the troubled nature of the... read more »
  
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  A Dark Masterpiece.
  
  Believe it or not, I have yet to see Rebel Without A Cause, but if this film (by the same director; Nicholas Ray) is anything to go by, I'm in for a real ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - PUDDING
  - 19 reviews
  - Trefechan, Aberystwyth
  - 30 Sep 2008 at 19:21
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  50s Humdinger
  
  Very powerful film about a man who becomes psychotic after overdosing on cortisone, although the film can be viewed as a metaphor for the troubled nature of the... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 11 Sep 2007 at 14:59
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  Customer Review
  
  This DVD is extremely well produced, with a crisp sharp picture, faultless sound and careful subtitling. The original cinematic trailer is included, as is an ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  dated
  
  Ths film, although mostly well acted, seemed dated and melodramatic. The background music was intrusive and sentimental.
  
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  - errol
  - 29 Oct 2008 at 09:31
- - 0
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  A very disturbing film - the american way of life
  
  A very disturbing film and well worth a look. The film is produced by James Mason and he plays the main actor superbly. He plays a drug induced physchotic (or... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Thurso
  - 27 Sep 2009 at 02:23
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  Bigger Than Life (1956)
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Anyone who ignorantly thinks all old movies, especially 50s family dramas, are all sweetness and light needs to check this out to start with! Teacher James ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 837872
- - Teebs
  - 160 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 07 Dec 2009 at 16:23
- - 1
  - 2
  Bigger Than Life
  
  As a pharmacist ,this film I see as a credible and authentic statement of a real dillema in new drug development.
  
  The patient with peri-arteritis ... read more »
  
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  - Chichester
  - 22 Apr 2009 at 19:08

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  Schoolteacher and family man Ed Avery, who's been suffering bouts of severe pain and even blackouts, is hospitalized with what's diagnosed as a rare inflammation of the arteries. Told by doctors that he probably has only months to live, Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone ...