The Big Sky
“Theirs the great adventure...”
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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Cast
16 people
Kirk Douglas
Jim Deakins
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Dewey Martin
Boone Caudill
Known for
The Thing from Another World
Land of the Pharaohs
Elizabeth Threatt
Teal Eye
No other roles listed
Arthur Hunnicutt
Zeb Calloway
Known for
El Dorado
The Tall T
Buddy Baer
Romaine
Known for
Quo Vadis
Jack and the Beanstalk
Steven Geray
"Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Known for
Gilda
Spellbound
Henri Letondal
La Badie
Known for
Monkey Business
The Big Clock
Hank Worden
Poordevil
Known for
Twin Peaks
The Searchers
Jim Davis
Streak
Known for
Dallas
The Day Time Ended
Thol Simonson
Boatman
William Self
Boatman
Known for
The Thing from Another World
Story of G.I. Joe
Beulah Archuletta
Blackfoot Dancer
Known for
The Searchers
The Bravados
Howard Hawks Director · Dudley Nichols Screenplay A.B. Guthrie Jr. Author
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $2M · United States release August 19, 1952
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,650,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
Winchester Pictures Corporation
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 19, 1952
Theatrical
United States · August 19, 1952
Theatrical
France
October 9, 1953 · Theatrical
Germany
May 14, 1953 · Theatrical
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