The Big Sky
“Theirs the great adventure...”
Synopsis
Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.
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Edited by Christian NybyShot by Russell HarlanScored by Dimitri Tiomkin
Box Office
1952 · Box office
Produced on a $2.0M budget
Production budget
$2.0M
Also known as
- Das Geheimnis der Indianerinde
- Der weite Himmelde
- Die Flußpiraten vom Missouride
- The Big Sky - Der weite Himmelde
- Trapper am Missouride
- Río de sangrees
- La Captive aux yeux clairsfr
- Il grande cieloit
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Cast & Crew
23 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kirk Douglas
as Jim Deakins
Dewey Martin
as Boone Caudill
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as Jim Deakins
Elizabeth Threatt
as Teal Eye
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Zeb Calloway
Buddy Baer
as Romaine
Steven Geray
as 'Frenchy' Jourdonnais
Henri Letondal
as La Badie
Hank Worden
as Poordevil
Jim Davis
as Streak
Beulah Archuletta
as Blackfoot Dancer
Thol Simonson
as Boatman
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5Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
3Parents Guide
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