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The Big Night ()

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A teenager comes of age while seeking revenge on the man who beat up his father.
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George La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)
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Andy La Main
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Marion Rostina
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Al Judge
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Julie Rostina
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Dr. Lloyd Cooper
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Flanagan (as Howland Chamberlin)
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Kennealy
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Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
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Terry Angelus (as Mauri Lynn)
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Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Walter Bacon ...
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Willie Bloom ...
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Printer (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
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Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Motorcycle Boy (uncredited)
Patricia Enright ...
Bit Role (uncredited)
Teresa Enright ...
Bit Role (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Tim Graham ...
Customer (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Fight Fan (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Joe McTurk ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Mr. Ehrlich, Store Owner (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Norman Phillips Jr. ...
Customer (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney ...
Barfly (uncredited)
Edna Smith ...
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Cop in Church (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ...
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joseph Losey

Written by

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Stanley Ellin ... (novel "Dreadful Summit")
 
Joseph Losey ... (screenplay) and
Stanley Ellin ... (screenplay)
 
Hugo Butler ... (screenplay) (originally uncredited)
 
Ring Lardner Jr. ... (screenplay) (originally uncredited)

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Philip A. Waxman ... producer

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Lyn Murray

Cinematography by

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Hal Mohr ... director of photography

Editing by

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Edward Mann

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Nicolai Remisoff

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Edward G. Boyle

Costume Design by

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Joe King

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Carmen Dirigo ... hair stylist
Louis Phillipi ... makeup artist

Production Management

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George Yohalem ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ivan Volkman ... assistant director

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John Orlando ... property master

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Leon Becker ... sound
Frances Chaney ... assistant dialogue editor
Mac Dalgleish ... sound

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Ray Mercer ... special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joe King ... wardrobe (as Joseph King)

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Leon Klatzkin ... musical director (as Leo Klatzkin)
Lyn Murray ... conductor
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

George La Main, just turned 17, suffers growing pains and is anxious to prove his manhood. That night, George's adored father Andy is savagely beaten by sportswriter Al Judge. Traumatized and unable to learn why it happened, George goes gunning for Judge. His mission becomes an odyssey through the town's seamy side, and his coming of age is more of a trial by fire than he bargained for. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines GRIPPING! Under cover of darkness a kid learns about life! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La grande nuit (France)
  • La larga noche (Spain)
  • 今晚大事年 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 相逢 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Ooinaru yoru (Japan)
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  • 75 min
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Trivia According to interviews that director Joseph Losey gave in the mid-1970s to Michel Ciment, the FBI wanted to spy on him in Europe, where he relocated to work after being blacklisted by Hollywood because of his political activities. So they paid John Drew Barrymore (who became a good friend after this movie) to furnish information about Losey's political activities, if any, in London. Barrymore later met Losey in London and confessed to him about the money and expense account the FBI had given him to spy on Losey. Losey, recalling that the young actor had been under tremendous pressure at the time, forgave him and, in fact, suggested that they have several lavish meals together and put the cost on Barrymore's FBI expense account, which they promptly did. See more »
Goofs The magazine racks outside the corner store are mostly issues contemporary to 1951, with one glaring exception. A copy of the famous first issue of The New Yorker (published in 1925). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Big Night 1951 (1956). See more »
Soundtracks Am I Too Young See more »
Quotes Peckinpaugh: Next time you see somebody drop money, don't think about it so long before you decide to give it back.
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