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The Big Sky

1952 · 133 min

A long, easygoing river journey with rugged camaraderie, sudden scrapes and a gentle romance, told with old-fashioned Hollywood sweep.

Tagline
Theirs the great adventure...
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • survival
  • love
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, western, romance
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Dudley Nichols, Howard Hawks
Starring
Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Buddy Baer, Steven Geray, Henri Letondal, Hank Worden
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
133 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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