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Bigger Than Life

A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.

Director

Nicholas Ray

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

2 nominations

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Ed Avery

Lou Avery

Wally Gibbs

Dr. Norton

Robert F. Simon

Richie Avery

Christopher Olsen

Dr. Ruric

Bob LaPorte

Nurse

Rachel Stephens

Pat Wade

Joe

X-Ray Doctor

Mother at PTA Meeting

Gentleman

Harold Bostwick

Churchgoer

Mother at PTA Meeting

Mrs. Jones

Virginia Carroll

Saleslady

Mrs. LaPorte

Betty Caulfield

Man at PTA Meeting

Dr. MacLennan

Janitor

Churchgoer

Andy

Richard Collier

Male Nurse

Dr. Norton's Nurse

Parent

Nestor Eristoff

Parent

Clergyman

Mother at PTA Meeting

Mr. Byron

Churchgoer

Churchgoer

Churchgoer

Mother at PTA Meeting

Nurse

Cab Dispatcher

Nancy

Mrs. Tyndal

Natalie Masters

Freddie

Mrs. Edwards

Mr. Jones

Frank

Cabby

Husband

Sam

Saleslady

Gentleman

Lab Nurse

Gladys Richards

Child

Mary Margaret Robinson

Druggist

Churchgoer

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Ed Avery Wally Gibbs Richie Avery

Think you know it? - Bigger Than Life

Think you know it?

- The game's over.
- That's good. - Bigger Than Life

- The game's over. - That's good.

Leave them, honey. - Bigger Than Life

Leave them, honey.

Wouldn't it be great for both of us
to really get away one of these days? - Bigger Than Life

Wouldn't it be great for both of us to really get away ...

Oh, Ed. Oh, Ed. - Bigger Than Life

Oh, Ed. Oh, Ed.

Let's see if I've forgotten anything. - Bigger Than Life

Let's see if I've forgotten anything.

You know, Richie, you're gonna be
head man around here while I'm gone. - Bigger Than Life

You know, Richie, you're gonna be head man around here ...

I'm all right now. - Bigger Than Life

I'm all right now.

Oh, his slippers. Ed! - Bigger Than Life

Oh, his slippers. Ed!

All right, Nurse. - Bigger Than Life

All right, Nurse.

- Thanks very much.
- Not at all, Ed. - Bigger Than Life

- Thanks very much. - Not at all, Ed.

Well, here we are again -
male schoolmarm. - Bigger Than Life

Well, here we are again - male schoolmarm.

Now, in your own words... - Bigger Than Life

Now, in your own words...

Dad's home! - Bigger Than Life

All right, come on, both of you.
We're going out! - Bigger Than Life

All right, come on, both of you. We're going out!

But, Ed, you won't even help me
pick out a pair of stockings. - Bigger Than Life

But, Ed, you won't even help me pick out a pair of stoc...

Oh, thank you, darling.
It's just absolutely the one. - Bigger Than Life

Oh, thank you, darling. It's just absolutely the one.

Oh, Ed, what are you thinking of?
All these expenses we're having. - Bigger Than Life

Oh, Ed, what are you thinking of? All these expenses we'...

I'll get you a glass of warm milk, hmm? - Bigger Than Life

I'll get you a glass of warm milk, hmm?

I know I've been
sort of keyed up, you know. - Bigger Than Life

I know I've been sort of keyed up, you know.

One more kettle'll do. - Bigger Than Life

One more kettle'll do.

I - - Bigger Than Life

- Mommy!
- What's the matter, Richie? - Bigger Than Life

- Mommy! - What's the matter, Richie?

Some kind of a letdown is all. - Bigger Than Life

Some kind of a letdown is all.

Hello? Dr. Norton speaking. - Bigger Than Life

Hello? Dr. Norton speaking.

I'm not kidding, Wally. Every P.T.A. night
I wish I worked in a filling station. - Bigger Than Life

I'm not kidding, Wally. Every P.T.A. night I wish I wor...

Examples of their little hobbies - - Bigger Than Life

Examples of their little hobbies -

Think of it, ladies and gentlemen - 100,000
schools like this from coast to coast. - Bigger Than Life

Think of it, ladies and gentlemen - 100,000 schools like thi...

Childhood is a congenital disease - Bigger Than Life

Childhood is a congenital disease

Before it's too late we ought to get back to the real fundamentals - Bigger Than Life

Before it's too late we ought to get back to the real...

- Can I help?
- If you like. - Bigger Than Life

- Can I help? - If you like.

What a shame I couldn't have married someone who was my intellectual equal - Bigger Than Life

What a shame I couldn't have married someone who was my...

Richie, shh. - Bigger Than Life

Hi, Dad! What are you doing home? - Bigger Than Life

Hi, Dad! What are you doing home?

Shall I take my bike? - Bigger Than Life

Shall I take my bike?

- Gosh, Dad. I'm winded.
- That's football. - Bigger Than Life

- Gosh, Dad. I'm winded. - That's football.

You didn't even try that time.
You quit! - Bigger Than Life

You didn't even try that time. You quit!

This may seem hard to you, but later on
you'll look back and you'll thank me. - Bigger Than Life

This may seem hard to you, but later on you'll look bac...

I'm sure if you send the check back through
it'll be all right, Mr. Byron. - Bigger Than Life

I'm sure if you send the check back through it'll ...

Ed, I want to talk to you. - Bigger Than Life

Ed, I want to talk to you.

Oh, my God! - Bigger Than Life

Now wipe your mouth. - Bigger Than Life

Now wipe your mouth.

Done? - Bigger Than Life

Two hours, 43 minutes... - Bigger Than Life

Two hours, 43 minutes...

Lord, we thank thee... - Bigger Than Life

Lord, we thank thee...

Lou! Lou? - Bigger Than Life

- I've tried to do my best-
- Hello. - Bigger Than Life

- I've tried to do my best- - Hello.

God was wrong - Bigger Than Life

Look at these.
His very first photographs. - Bigger Than Life

Look at these. His very first photographs.

Oh, Ed. No, no. Not yet. - Bigger Than Life

Oh, Ed. No, no. Not yet.

- How far shall we walk?
- Oh! Just -Just to the corner. - Bigger Than Life

- How far shall we walk? - Oh! Just -Just to the corner.

Run, Richie! Richie! Richie! - Bigger Than Life

Run, Richie! Richie! Richie!

I'm sorry. - Bigger Than Life

Oh, Nurse - - Bigger Than Life

Turn out the sun! - Bigger Than Life

Turn out the sun!

Lou? - Bigger Than Life

I was dreaming. - Bigger Than Life

I was dreaming.

Bigger Than Life poster

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A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nicholas Ray

Writer: Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum, Burton Roueche

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama

Year: 1956

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Sep 1956

Awards: 2 nominations

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