It's a Big Country (1951)
1h 29m
Running Time
November 20, 1951Release Date
It's a Big Country (1951)
1h 29m
Running Time
November 20, 1951Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
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Cast & Crew.
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper
Texas
Nancy Reagan
Miss Coleman
Van Johnson
Rev. Adam Burch
Gene Kelly
Icarus Xenophon
Janet Leigh
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Wrenley
Fredric March
Joe Esposito
George Murphy
Mr. Patrick Callaghan
William Powell
Professor
S.Z. Sakall
Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone
Church Sexton
James Whitmore
Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn
Michael Fisher
Elisabeth Risdon
Diner on Train (uncredited)
Sharon McManus
Sam Szabo
Angela Clarke
Mama Esposito
Robert Hyatt
Joseph Esposito
John Ericson
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
John Alton
Cinematographer
Leon Ames
Secret Service Man
Benny Burt
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
William C. Mellor
Cinematographer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Cinematographer
George Conrad
Greek Athlete (uncredited)
Ben Lewis
Editor
Don Gordon
Mervin (uncredited)
Fredrick Y. Smith
Editor
A. Cameron Grant
Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
Dolly Arriaga
Concetta Esposito (uncredited)
John Sturges
Director
Charles Vidor
Director
Richard Thorpe
Director
Helen Deutsch
Writer
Isobel Lennart
Story
William Ludwig
Writer
John McNulty
Story
Charles Palmer
Writer
Joseph Petracca
Story
Edgar Brooke
Story
Allen Rivkin
Story
Dore Schary
Writer / Producer
Ray Chordes
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Writer
Clarence Brown
Director
Don Weis
Director
William A. Wellman
Director
Don Hartman
Director
Claudia Cranston
Writer
Lucille Schlossberg
Writer
George Wells
Story
Robert Sisk
Producer
Ray June
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 20, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
patriotism
anthology
episodic
americana
Wiki.
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology is a 1951 American anthology film consisting of eight segments by seven directors: Richard Thorpe, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, Clarence Brown, William A. Wellman and Don Hartman.
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