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Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!
Nov 20, 1956 1h 35m
7.1
165 votes

Synopsis

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

Title Bigger Than Life
Companies 20th Century Fox
Countries United States of America
Keywords husband wife relationship, paranoia, drug addiction, hallucination, family relationships, hospital, drugs, mental illness, schoolteacher, cortisone, verbal abuse, family life, father son relationship, personality change, mood swing
Rusty Lane

Rusty Lane

Bob LaPorte
Betty Caulfield

Betty Caulfield

Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll

Virginia Carroll

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Renny McEvoy

Renny McEvoy

Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Billy Jones

Billy Jones

Mr. Byron (uncredited)
Dee Aaker

Dee Aaker

Joe (uncredited)
Jerry Mathers

Jerry Mathers

Freddie (uncredited)
Portland Mason

Portland Mason

Nancy (uncredited)
Natalie Masters

Natalie Masters

Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Milkman (uncredited)
Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
Gus Schilling

Gus Schilling

Druggist (uncredited)
Alex Frazer

Alex Frazer

Clergyman (uncredited)
Mary McAdoo

Mary McAdoo

Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Mary Carver

Mary Carver

Saleslady (uncredited)
Eugenia Paul

Eugenia Paul

Saleslady (uncredited)
Gladys Richards

Gladys Richards

Lab Nurse (uncredited)
David Bedell

David Bedell

X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Dispatcher (uncredited)
George Chester

George Chester

Janitor (uncredited)