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Big Red (1962)

PG Jun 06, 1962 Action, Adventure, Drama, Family 1h 29m
56%
User Score
6.3/10

Overview

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.

Norman Tokar
Director
Louis Pelletier
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon

James Haggin
Gilles Payant
Gilles Payant

Rene Dumont
Émile Genest
Émile Genest

Emile Fornet
Janette Bertrand
Janette Bertrand

Therese Fornet
Georges Bouvier
Georges Bouvier

Baggageman
Doris Lussier
Doris Lussier

Farmer Mariot
Rolland Bédard
Rolland Bédard

Conductor
Teddy Burns Goulet
Teddy Burns Goulet

Engineer

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A review by r96sk
Written on January 27, 2021

It holds some charm, but <em>'Big Red'</em> 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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