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The Big Trees (1952)

The Big Trees poster
Directed by
Felix E. Feist
Genre
drama film, Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lumberjack tries to acquire a grove of giant redwood trees in 1900s California. He faces conflict with a group of Quaker settlers who want to protect the forest.

adventurousdeterminedruggedaction-orientedearnestclassicstraightforward

What happens

The Big Trees is a 1952 American lumberjack Western film starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Felix E. Feist. It is Douglas's final film for Warner Bros. Pictures, and he performed without pay in exchange for releasing him from his long-term contract. The film entered the public domain in 1980 when its copyright was not renewed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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