The Big Sky

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Orin D @RT64117979 Sep 6, 2026 This is a drop dead terrific western w/ great performances all around & terrific location filming. Everyone in the cast is superb including theIndian who plays Poor Devil. The female lead Threatt (I believe) is also excellent, but is she an Indian? The second male lead the dark haired pretty boy steals the show from Douglas & his heading back @ the end is an appropriate ending. I highly recommend this film to anyone who like I loves westerns. Check it out! Orin P. Domenico See more Mark B @Mbindon Jan 28, 2025 It does show the west at its cinematic best. Kirk Douglas is charming and some of the dialogue in scenes is good. Now the but this is boring about 45-50 minutes of oh my god I still have how much of this movie to go? The accordion sing along the ridiculous we are French trappers o la la let’s talk like the French in a Monty Python movie. The launching of a deer into the river from a tree catapult……… maybe this is where Monty Python got the idea to launch a cow. I wonder? Ok I was going to go 2 1/2 stars but I will add 1/2 a star for the deer. See more John H @JLHIII Mar 12, 2024 Good adventure movie See more Jul 5, 2023 Good movie right here Kirk Douglas does a good job, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, July 7, 2023 See more Feb 9, 2022 I am a lifelong fan of kirk douglas, i really think this is one of his most underrated movies, the filming of the teton national park sceanery along with his strong acting performance makes this a top 10 must see Douglas movie it is my personal favorite. Howard hawks directed only improves the already strong book onto film. See more William L @RT77267842 May 16, 2021 An old-school American frontier adventure film, The Big Sky isn't necessarily deep but it's got Kirk Douglas, plenty of on-location shooting, and Hawks' typical sensitivity for female and (to a more limited extent here) Native American characters; there's plenty of variety to the latter, but also a very Stepin Fetchit-esque comic relief in Worden's 'Poordevil'. Though well-shot at considerable effort, it's not necessarily the most exciting of films given that it is supposed to be a Western odyssey about exploration and perserverance. Plenty of talk about camaraderie and opportunity in the wide-open wilderness, enough conflict and development to keep the film going, decent piece of entertainment but not an all-time classic. Dewey Martin's hair gel must have been half the total budget, keeping that pompadour standing tall in the Western frontier. (3/5) See more Read all reviews

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