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The Big Sky

Theirs the great adventure...
Theirs the great adventure...
Adventure, Romance, Western - 1952
The Big Sky
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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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Details

Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
19 Aug 1952
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Howard Hawks's loose-limbed 1952 Western ...
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Nov 2013
fresh:
A saga as long as the day and as big as all outdoors.
– A.H. Weiler,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Though this sublime 1952 black-and-white masterpiece by Howard Hawks is usually accorded a low place in the Hawks canon, it's a particular favorite of mine -- mysterious, beautiful, and even utopian.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
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