Big Red (1962)

Directed by

Norman Tokar

Genre

drama film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy sportsman wants his Irish Setter to be a show dog but the dog prefers the woods. A young orphan boy who helps care for the dog sides with the animal's free spirit against the owner's strict rules.

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What happens

Big Red is a 1962 adventure film from Walt Disney Productions. Based on a 1945 novel by American author Jim Kjelgaard and adapted to the screen by American screenwriter Louis Pelletier, the film starred Walter Pidgeon, a close friend of Walt Disney. Pidgeon who was born in Canada recommended some of the locations for the film. Filmed in the province of Quebec, "Big Red" is an Irish Setter that would rather run through the woods than be the perfectly trained and groomed show dog his sportsman owner (Pidgeon) wants. A ten-year-old orphan boy (Payant) helps look after the dog and rebels against his owner's strict discipline of "Big Red". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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