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Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

7,2 /10 (185 Votes)
1956 EN 95 min

Overview

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

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Release date

20/11/1956

Votes

185

Popularity

2.1

The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

95 min

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Godaray

2012-12-21

The movie deals with serious topics pertaining to life and drug abuse. Ed Avery (James Mason) has a serious condition which can only be controlled with cortisone, a still experimental drug leaving consequences in the human psyche. In the movie, Ed is describes as an intelligent, vibrant and happy man. He lives a mediocre, but happy life, he has financial problems just like any other man, and in the start of the movie we can see how much he loves his family, and would do anything for his wifes and sons safety. Then, he becomes addicted to cortisone, and almost everything changes, it leaves a sc…

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