Big Red
1962 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Norman Tokar |
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| Writer: | Jim Kjelgaard, Louis Pelletier |
| Staring: |
| Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, live in a separate house on the estate. To start a line of top show dogs, Haggin purchases the winner of the Montreal Kennel Club show, an Irish setter named Red. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 06, 1962 |
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| Director: | Norman Tokar |
| Writer: | Jim Kjelgaard, Louis Pelletier |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Action, Drama |
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| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions, Cangary |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Walter Pidgeon | James Haggin |
| Gilles Payant | Rene Dumont |
| Émile Genest | Emile Fornet |
| Janette Bertrand | Therese Fornet |
| Georges Bouvier | Baggageman |
| Doris Lussier | Farmer Mariot |
| Rolland Bédard | Conductor |
| Teddy Burns Goulet | Engineer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard M. Sherman | Songs |
| Jim Kjelgaard | Novel |
| Norman Tokar | Director |
| Robert B. Sherman | Songs |
| Edward Colman | Cinematography |
| Louis Pelletier | Screenplay |
| Oliver Wallace | Music |
| Grant K. Smith | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
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It holds some charm, but <em>'Big Red'</em> is mostly average. Gilles Payant gives a likeable, if wooden, performance as Rene, while Walter Pidgeon adds a touch of elegance to the film as James. Émile Genest and Janette Bertrand are alright, too. The cast I actually like, it's just the plot and h ... ow it is told that hampers the film for me. The onscreen dogs are adorable and their story ends in a cutesy manner, but there's not much more to enjoy past that. It's a very basic premise which is revealed in a very basic way. Nothing necessarily bad, but nothing all that good either. Forgettable, in a word.