Big Red
Big Red

Big Red (1962)

5.6 ? Jun 06, 1962 1h 29m

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.

Genres

Action Adventure Drama Family

Release Date

June 06, 1962

Rating

5.6 /10

Runtime

1h 29m

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

James Haggin

Gilles Payant

Rene Dumont

Émile Genest

Émile Genest

Emile Fornet

Janette Bertrand

Janette Bertrand

Therese Fornet

Georges Bouvier

Baggageman

Doris Lussier

Farmer Mariot

Rolland Bédard

Rolland Bédard

Conductor

Teddy Burns Goulet

Engineer

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r96sk

6.0/10

Jan 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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