Bigger Than Life
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
James Mason
Ed Avery
Barbara Rush
Lou Avery
Walter Matthau
Wally Gibbs
Robert F. Simon
Dr. Norton
Christopher Olsen
Richie Avery
Roland Winters
Dr. Ruric
Rusty Lane
Bob LaPorte
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)
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Richard Maibaum
Story
Cyril Hume
Screenplay
Cyril Hume
Story
James Mason
Producer
Nicholas Ray
Director
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Berton Roueché
Short Story
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
W.D. Flick
Sound
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Ray Bomba
Sound Editor
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
Leonard Doss
Other
Ralph Hickey
Sound Editor
Clifford Odets
Additional Writing
James Mason
Additional Writing
Gavin Lambert
Additional Writing
Nicholas Ray
Additional Writing
Mary Wills
Costume Design
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Lionel Newman
Conductor