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Bigger Than Life

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Calorie Rating: 133
Released: 1956-11-20
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Studios: 20th Century Fox,


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

Director / Directors

Eli Dunn
Assistant Director


Cast

James Mason
Character: Ed Avery
Barbara Rush
Character: Lou Avery
Walter Matthau
Character: Wally Gibbs

Robert F. Simon
Character: Dr. Norton
Christopher Olsen
Character: Richie Avery
Roland Winters
Character: Dr. Ruric

Rusty Lane
Character: Bob LaPorte
Rachel Stephens
Character: Nurse
Kipp Hamilton
Character: Pat Wade

Betty Caulfield
Character: Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
Character: Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Renny McEvoy
Character: Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Billy Jones
Character: Mr. Byron (uncredited)
Dee Aaker
Character: Joe (uncredited)
Jerry Mathers
Character: Freddie (uncredited)

Portland Mason
Character: Nancy (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
Character: Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
Richard Collier
Character: Milkman (uncredited)

Lewis Charles
Character: Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
Character: Druggist (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Character: Clergyman (uncredited)

Mary McAdoo
Character: Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Mary Carver
Character: Saleslady (uncredited)
Eugenia Paul
Character: Saleslady (uncredited)

Gladys Richards
Character: Lab Nurse (uncredited)
David Bedell
Character: X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Character: Dispatcher (uncredited)

George Chester
Character: Janitor (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Cyril Hume
Screenplay

James Mason
Producer
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography

Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction

Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration

Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
David Raksin
Original Music Composer

Ray Bomba
Sound Editor
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration

Ralph Hickey
Sound Editor
Clifford Odets
Additional Writing
James Mason
Additional Writing

Gavin Lambert
Additional Writing
Nicholas Ray
Additional Writing
Mary Wills
Costume Design

Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist

Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator