Film

The Big Sky

1952 · 2h 13m · Adventure · Western · Romance

Theirs the great adventure...

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.

Kirk Douglas

Jim Deakins

Dewey Martin

Boone Caudill

Elizabeth Threatt

Teal Eye

Arthur Hunnicutt

Zeb Calloway

Buddy Baer

Romaine

Steven Geray

"Frenchy" Jourdonnais

Henri Letondal

La Badie

Hank Worden

Poordevil

Jim Davis

Streak

Thol Simonson

Boatman

William Self

Boatman

Beulah Archuletta

Blackfoot Dancer

Frank De Kova

Moleface (uncredited)

John George

Passerby (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Sam Eggelston (uncredited)

Jay Novello

Trapper (uncredited)

• Howard HawksDirector · Producer
• Dudley NicholsScreenplay
• A.B. Guthrie Jr.Novel
• Russell HarlanDirector of Photography
• Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
• Christian NybyEditor

The Big Sky 1952 Trailer

Release date

August 19, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

NR

Budget

$2,000,000

Genres

Adventure, Western, Romance

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