Bigger Than Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-08-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (4412 Reviews)

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

James Mason Barbara Rush Walter Matthau Robert F. Simon

Writer:

Cyril Hume (story)

Richard Maibaum (story)

Burton Roueche (article)

Fullplot:

Schoolteacher and family man Ed Avery, who's been suffering bouts of severe pain and even blackouts, is hospitalized with what's diagnosed as a rare inflammation of the arteries. Told by doctors that he probably has only months to live, Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. Ed makes a remarkable recovery, and returns home to his wife, Lou, and their son, Richie. He must keep taking cortisone tablets regularly to prevent a recurrence of his illness. But the "miracle" cure turns into its own nightmare as Ed starts to abuse the tablets, causing him to experience increasingly wild mood swings.

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