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Bigger Than Life
1956 ["Nicholas Ray"]

Bigger Than Life

★ 7.4 IMDb
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Essays and Criticism
On this film
Bigger Than Life by Nicolas Rapold, Reverse Shot Interviews | Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life: A Conversation with Jonathan Lethem by Jim Healy, Cinema Scope
In conversation with other films
Ghosts of Celluloid Past and Digital Present by Bart Versteirt, photogénie Pariah-dise Now: Charlie Sheen and the busted bubble - Bright Lights Film Journal by Erich Kuersten, Bright Lights Film Journal
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