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Big Red

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.

Release Date : 1962-06-06

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney ProductionsCangary

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : James Haggin

Original Name : Walter Pidgeon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rene Dumont

Original Name : Gilles Payant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emile Fornet

Original Name : Émile Genest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Therese Fornet

Original Name : Janette Bertrand

Gender : Female

Character Name : Baggageman

Original Name : Georges Bouvier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer Mariot

Original Name : Doris Lussier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : Rolland Bédard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Teddy Burns Goulet

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

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.