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The Big Sky
“Theirs the great adventure...”
1952·2h 13m·🇺🇸
AdventureWesternRomance
6.9/ 105,312 votes
Direction
Music
Cinematography
Cast
Kirk Douglas
Jim Deakins
Dewey Martin
Boone Caudill
Elizabeth Threatt
Teal Eye
Arthur Hunnicutt
Zeb Calloway
Buddy Baer
Romaine
Steven Geray
"Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Henri Letondal
La Badie
Hank Worden
Poordevil
Jim Davis
Streak
?
Thol Simonson
Boatman
?
William Self
Boatman
?
Beulah Archuletta
Blackfoot Dancer
Frank De Kova
Moleface (uncredited)
John George
Passerby (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Sam Eggelston (uncredited)
Jay Novello
Trapper (uncredited)
Synopsis
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.
Where to watch
Academy Awards
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Best Supporting ActorArthur Hunnicutt
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Best Cinematography (B&W)Russell Harlan
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