Big Red (1962)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writers:

Jim Kjelgaard (novel)
Louis Pelletier (writer)

Release Date:

6 June 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Dog Actor | Dog | Kids And Family | Based On Novel

Cast

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

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:o.Al. | Finland:S | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Cangary

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Emile says that Big Red's right paw is injured, but he examines the left paw (which was the one previously caught in the fence).

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Disneyland: Big Red: Part 1 (#11.11)" (1964)

Soundtrack:

MON AMOUR PERDU (BIG RED'S THEME)

Fine, understated family film

"Big Red" is the story of a boy and a dog. The dog, Big Red, is owned by an older woodsman, played by Walter Pigeon. But Walter only wants the dog as a showdog, and treats him like a piece of furniture. When a young boy comes to work for Walter, he showers the dog with attention, and the dog becomes emotionally attached to the boy. Walter forbids the boy from paying attention to Big Red; the dog becomes depressed and jumps through a glass window to get to his friend. The glass slices the dog up, and after he heals, Walter sees that with all the scars on Red, he will no longer make it as a showdog. He gives the dog to the boy. But Red also has feelings for his old master, no matter how Walter seems to act toward him, and in the end Big Red and the boy save Walter after a hunting accident. This is a good family film; a little on the dramatic and depressing side, but for older kids it would be fine.