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5.6/10 • 19

1962-06-061h 29m

ActionAdventureDramaFamily

Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, live in a separate house on the estate. To start a line of top show dogs, Haggin purchases the winner of the Montreal Kennel Club show, an Irish setter named Red.

Directors
Norman Tokar
Editors
Grant K. Smith

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Walter Pidgeon

    Walter Pidgeon

    James Haggin

  2. Gilles Payant

    Gilles Payant

    Rene Dumont

  3. Émile Genest

    Émile Genest

    Emile Fornet

  4. Janette Bertrand

    Janette Bertrand

    Therese Fornet

  5. Georges Bouvier

    Georges Bouvier

    Baggageman

  6. Doris Lussier

    Doris Lussier

    Farmer Mariot

  7. Rolland Bédard

    Rolland Bédard

    Conductor

  8. Teddy Burns Goulet

    Teddy Burns Goulet

    Engineer

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r96sk

Jan 27, 2021

6/10

It holds some charm, but 'Big Red' is mostly average. Gilles Payant gives a likeable, if wooden, performance as Rene, while Walter Pidgeon adds a touch of elegance to the film as James. Émile Genest and Janette Bertrand are alright, too. The cast I actually like, it's just the plot and how it is told that hampers the film for me. The onscreen dogs are adorable and their story ends in a cutesy manner, but there's not much more to enjoy past that. It's a very basic premise which is revealed in a very basic way. Nothing necessarily bad, but nothing all that good either. Forgettable, in a word.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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