It's a Big Country
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Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1951-11-20
Runtime: 89 mins
Director: John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe, Clarence Brown, Don Weis, William A. Wellman, Don Hartman
Writer: Helen Deutsch, William Ludwig, Charles Palmer, Dore Schary, Ray Chordes, Dorothy Kingsley, Claudia Cranston, Lucille Schlossberg
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: It's a Big Country
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Ethel Barrymore
Keefe Brasselle
Gary Cooper
Nancy Reagan
Van Johnson
Gene Kelly
Janet Leigh
Marjorie Main
Fredric March
George Murphy
William Powell
S.Z. Sakall
Lewis Stone
James Whitmore
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