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The Big Sky

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Summary

Western adventure starring Kirk Douglas. In the 1830s, a pair of tough Kentucky mountain men join a keelboat expedition along the Missouri River, heading from St Louis into unknown territory.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

In this eventful epic western, directed with flair by maestro Howard Hawks, Kirk Douglas plays the tough Kentucky mountain man who joins an expedition along the Missouri river in the pioneering days of the 1830s. Good though he is, Douglas looks too urbane, not to mention intense, for this particular role, while co-stars Elizabeth Threatt (her only movie), Dewey Martin (who appeared in The Thing from Another World, a film Hawks produced the previous year) and Arthur Hunnicutt (no real substitute for Hawks regular Walter Brennan) are, sadly, not up to the splendour of Dudley Nichols's fine screenplay. There's a problem of taste, too - the finger amputation scene is played for laughs - but the film overall is so satisfying - and beautifully photographed - you'll forgive its faults.

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Cast

rolenameJim DeakinsKirk DouglasBoone CaudillDewey MartinZebArthur HunnicuttTeal EyeElizabeth ThreattJourdonnaisSteven GerayRomaineBuddy BaerPoordevilHank WordenStreakJim Davis (1)LadadieHenri Letondal

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rolenameDirectorHoward Hawks

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Theatrical distributor

R.K.O. Radio Pictures Ltd

Languages

English | French

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Black and white

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