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06/06/1962 Action, Adventure, Drama, Family 1h 29m
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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.

  1. Norman Tokar

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Walter Pidgeon

    James Haggin

  2. Gilles Payant

    Rene Dumont

  3. Émile Genest

    Emile Fornet

  4. Janette Bertrand

    Therese Fornet

  5. Georges Bouvier

    Baggageman

  6. Doris Lussier

    Farmer Mariot

  7. Rolland Bédard

    Conductor

  8. Teddy Burns Goulet

    Engineer

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2021-01-27
It holds some charm, but 'Big Red' 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. Forgettabl...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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