Definitions for bigger than life
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1. Bigger Than Life

   Bigger Than Life is a 1956 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring James Mason, Barbara Rush, and Walter Matthau. Its plot follows an ailing school teacher and family man whose life spins out of control when he misuses cortisone. It is based on a 1955 article by medical writer Berton Roueché in The New Yorker, titled "Ten Feet Tall". In addition to starring in the film, Mason produced it. Though it was a box-office flop upon its initial release, many modern critics hail it as a masterpiece and a brilliant indictment of contemporary attitudes towards mental illness. In 1963, Jean-Luc Godard named it one of the ten best American sound films ever made.

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1. Bigger Than Life

   Bigger Than Life is an American DeLuxe Color CinemaScope film made in 1956 directed by Nicholas Ray and starring James Mason, who also co-wrote and produced the film, about a school teacher and family man whose life spins out of control upon becoming addicted to cortisone. The film co-stars Barbara Rush as his wife and Walter Matthau as his closest friend, a fellow teacher. Though it was a box-office flop upon its initial release, many modern critics hail it as a masterpiece and brilliant indictment of contemporary attitudes towards mental illness and addiction. In 1963, Jean-Luc Godard named it one of the ten best films ever made. Bigger Than Life was based on a 1955 The New Yorker article by medical writer Berton Roueché entitled "Ten Feet Tall".

How to pronounce bigger than life?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bigger than life in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bigger than life in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bigger than life in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of bigger than life in a Sentence

1. Vicki Bergquist:

   She was bigger than life, she was a great person, laughed a lot, loved her family, loved her dad.

2. Karen Bowers:

   I can’t even imagine going through that for 21 days. Most people don’t last, she was bigger than life.

3. Gregory Allen Howard:

   Harriet was bigger than life. Harriet freeing slaves had a multiplying effect... Harriet showed them how powerful they could become.

4. Francesca Knittel-Bowyer:

   Luise Rainer was bigger than life and can charm the birds out of the trees, if you saw Luise Rainer, you'd never forget Luise Rainer.

5. Alex Cora:

   It was more about the characters, the players, bigger-than-life, it was like, ‘ Wow, these guys are unbelievable. ’.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigger_Than_Life
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bigger than life