Big Red (1962): Cast
Big Red is a 1962 adventure drama directed by Norman Tokar, starring Walter Pidgeon as James Haggin, Émile Genest and Janette Bertrand. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Norman Tokar
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Big Red About?
The premise of Big Red without spoilers.
Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on Quebec estate Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin’s hunting dogs, and his wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), the cook and housekeeper, live in a house on the estate. Haggin buys Red, the Irish setter that won the Montreal Kennel Club show, to start a top line of show dogs.
Big Red Themes & Keywords
· 20 tags- animal character name as title
- two word title
- teenage boy
- orphan boy
- boy dog relationship
- man boy relationship
- forest
- injury
- gun
- puppy
- prologue
- scene during opening credits
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- dog movie
- quebec
- french canadian
- canadian
- canada
- dog
- dog actor
- based on novel
Big Red Cast & Characters
Walter Pidgeon leads the cast as James Haggin, with Émile Genest as Emile Fornet and Janette Bertrand as Therese Fornet. Directed by Norman Tokar; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Norman Tokar
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Walter Pidgeon as James Haggin - Émile Genest as Emile Fornet
- Janette Bertrand as Therese Fornet
- Rolland Bédard as Conductor
Also Starring in Big Red
· 4 more- Doris Lussier Farmer Mariot
- Georges Bouvier Baggageman
- Teddy Burns Goulet Engineer
- Gilles Payant Rene Dumont
More from Norman Tokar
More films directed by Norman Tokar, best-rated first: Candleshoe, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Where the Red Fern Grows and The Cat from Outer Space.
Cars in Big Red
2 cars on screen: the 1958 Ford F-100 and the 1959 Ford Fairlane.
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1958 Ford F-100 Minor role -
1959 Ford Fairlane Minor role
Big Red Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Compagni d'avventura” and “A nagy vörös kutya”.
- Also known as
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- Compagni d'avventura
- A nagy vörös kutya
- Marele Roșu
- Mein Freund Red
- Compagnon d'aventure
- El campeón
- Astúcia de um Rebelde
- ביג רד
Seen Big Red?
Movies Like Big Red
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Red Collar, Where the Red Fern Grows and Where the Red Fern Grows.
Big Red FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Big Red, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Big Red?
Big Red runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Big Red released?
Big Red was released on June 6, 1962.
Who directed Big Red?
Big Red was directed by Norman Tokar.
More films by Norman Tokar Who is in the cast of Big Red?
Big Red stars Walter Pidgeon as James Haggin, Émile Genest as Emile Fornet and Janette Bertrand as Therese Fornet, among 8 credited actors.
Does Big Red have a post-credit scene?
No. Big Red has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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