FEATURE FILM

Big Red

5.7/10
TMDB23 votes
1962Original: English89 min

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
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Émile Genest, Janette Bertrand, Georges Bouvier

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About Big Red

Big Red (1962) is a film in the action, adventure, drama, family genres. Directed by Norman Tokar. The cast includes Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Émile Genest, Janette Bertrand.

Released
1962-06-06
Original language
English
Runtime
89 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Canada, United States of America
Production companies
Walt Disney Productions, Cangary
Directors
Norman Tokar
Writers
Louis Pelletier

Big Red cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.7/10 from 23 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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…

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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. Forgettable, in a word.

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What is Big Red about?

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.

Who stars in Big Red?

Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Émile Genest, Janette Bertrand, Georges Bouvier, Doris Lussier. See the cast cards above for character names.

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