Paese
Stati Uniti
Data
02 ago 1956
Cert.
NR
5.0/10
Un rispettato insegnante di scuola e padre di famiglia viene ricoverato per una grave forma di arterite. I medici, per salvarlo, gli impongono una terapia farmacologica a base di cortisone. Egli può così tornare a condurre una vita normale, ma i farmaci che assume (custoditi dietro lo specchio) gli procurano, come effetto collaterale, lo sviluppo di ossessioni e disturbi mentali, a spese della moglie e del figlio, che ne subiscono le bizzarrie.
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Rachel Stephens | Nurse |
| Kipp Hamilton | Pat Wade |
| Betty Caulfield | Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited) |
| Virginia Carroll | Mrs. Jones (uncredited) |
| Renny McEvoy | Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| Billy Jones | Mr. Byron (uncredited) |
| Dee Aaker | Joe (uncredited) |
| Jerry Mathers | Freddie (uncredited) |
| Portland Mason | Nancy (uncredited) |
| Natalie Masters | Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited) |
| Richard Collier | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Lewis Charles | Mr. McLennan (uncredited) |
| Gus Schilling | Druggist (uncredited) |
| Alex Frazer | Clergyman (uncredited) |
| Mary McAdoo | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) |
| Mary Carver | Saleslady (uncredited) |
| Eugenia Paul | Saleslady (uncredited) |
| Gladys Richards | Lab Nurse (uncredited) |
| David Bedell | X-Ray Doctor (uncredited) |
| Joseph Mell | Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| George Chester | Janitor (uncredited) |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Bigger Than Life |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | 20th Century Fox |
| Data di uscita | 20 novembre 1956 |
| Producer | James Mason |
| Writer | Richard Maibaum, Cyril Hume, Berton Roueché |
| Editors | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald, Leonard Doss |
| Asst. Directors | Eli Dunn, Nicholas Ray |
| Camera Operators | Joseph MacDonald, Leonard Doss |
| Add. Photography | Joseph MacDonald, Leonard Doss |
| Production Design | Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss |
| Art Direction | Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss |
| Set Decoration | Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith |
| Special Effects | Ray Kellogg |
| Composer | David Raksin, W.D. Flick, Harry M. Leonard, Ray Bomba, Ralph Hickey, Edward B. Powell, Lionel Newman |
| Sound | W.D. Flick, David Raksin, Harry M. Leonard, Ray Bomba, Ralph Hickey, Edward B. Powell, Lionel Newman |
| Costume Design | Mary Wills, Helen Turpin, Charles LeMaire, Ben Nye |
| Makeup | Ben Nye, Mary Wills, Helen Turpin, Charles LeMaire |
| Hairstyling | Mary Wills, Helen Turpin, Charles LeMaire, Ben Nye |
Paese
Stati Uniti
Data
02 ago 1956
Cert.
NR
Paese
Italia
Data
01 set 1956
Nota
Venice Film Festival
Paese
Brasile
Data
09 dic 2025
Cert.
14
Nota
CineSesc ("2x Nicholas Ray")
Paese
Italia
Data
20 nov 1956
Paese
Stati Uniti
Data
23 mar 2010
Cert.
NR
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