The Big Sky

The Big Sky

Theirs the great adventure...

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Release Date

8/19/1952

Runtime

140 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

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A sweeping frontier epic that follows two rugged mountaineers upriver through treacherous wilderness, balancing the exhilaration of adventure with the friction between ambition and human connection. This is a film about men testing themselves against nature and each other across an unforgiving landscape.

Mood

EpicExhilaratingTenseBittersweet

Themes

SurvivalAmbitionFriendshipFreedomMigration

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticWidescreen epic

Structure

Road movie

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