Quick Facts
DirectorHoward Hawks
Runtime2h 13m · NR
GenresAdventure · Romance · Western
Release1952-08-19
Film
The Big Sky
1952· NR· 2h 13m· Adventure· Romance· Western
“Theirs the great adventure...”
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.
1952-08-19
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Key Crew
DirectorHoward Hawks
ScreenplayDudley Nichols
ProducerHoward Hawks
Director of PhotographyRussell Harlan
Original Music ComposerDimitri Tiomkin
EditorChristian Nyby
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 18 crew)
Details
Released1952-08-19
Runtime2h 13m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosRKO Radio Pictures · Winchester Pictures Corporation
Budget$2M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 98 votes
Original languageen
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