So Big (1953): Cast
So Big is a 1953 drama western directed by Robert Wise, starring Sterling Hayden as Pervis De Jong, Vera Miles and Steve Forrest. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is So Big About?
The premise of So Big without spoilers.
How Big is a Big Picture? A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there falls in love with a poor but big-hearted farmer.
So Big Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- new holland illinois
- based on novel
- throwing a rock
- stone
- well
- wooden shoe
- younger version of character
- character name as title
- nickname as title
- two word title
- police
- police officer
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- estate auction
- reference to baghdad
- horse drawn cart
- smoking tobacco
- collie
- classical composer
- orchestra concert
- reference to constantinople turkey
- pet dog
- picking wild flowers
- salesman
- haymarket chicago illinois
- mural artist
- painter as artist
- reference to paris france
- schoolteacher
- 1890s
- illinois
- united states of america
- mathematics
- music lesson
- neighbor neighbor relationship
- american literature on screen
- carried over the threshold
- vegetable
- architect
- teaching
- crush
- death
- piano
- farm
- flashback within a flashback
- stepping on an animal's tail
- theatre box
- theater audience
- theater
- michigan boulevard chicago
- job promotion
So Big Cast & Characters
Sterling Hayden leads the cast as Pervis De Jong, with Vera Miles as Girl (uncredited) and Steve Forrest as Dirk De Jong. Directed by Robert Wise; 15 actors are credited in all.
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Director Robert Wise
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Sterling Hayden as Pervis De Jong -
Vera Miles as Girl (uncredited) -
Steve Forrest as Dirk De Jong - Frank Ferguson as Ed (uncredited)
Also Starring in So Big
· 11 more- Jacques Aubuchon August Hempel
- Jane Wyman Selina De Jong
- Martha Hyer Paula Hempel
- Dorothy Christy Widow Paarlenberg
- Roland Winters Klaas Pool
- Richard Beymer Roelf, Age 12-16
- Walter Coy Roelf Pool
- Elisabeth Fraser Julie Hempel
- Nancy Olson Dallas O'Mara
- Tommy Rettig Dirk, age 8
- Sue George Girl (uncredited)
More from Robert Wise
More films directed by Robert Wise, best-rated first: The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sound of Music, The Haunting and The Body Snatcher.
So Big Trailers & Videos
The trailer of So Big.
So Big Also Known As
Also known as “Solo per te ho vissuto”.
- Also known as
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- Solo per te ho vissuto
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So Big FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of So Big, each answered in a sentence.
How long is So Big?
So Big runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was So Big released?
So Big was released on October 31, 1953.
Who directed So Big?
So Big was directed by Robert Wise.
More films by Robert Wise Who is in the cast of So Big?
So Big stars Sterling Hayden as Pervis De Jong, Vera Miles as Girl (uncredited) and Steve Forrest as Dirk De Jong, among 15 credited actors.
Does So Big have a post-credit scene?
No. So Big has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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