About the film
patriotism anthology episodic americana
It's a Big Country
Release Date: November 20, 1951
| Year | : | 1951 |
| Slogan | : | «A world of entertainment from M-G-M!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Director | : | John Sturges, William A. Wellman, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe, Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, Don Weis |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | George Wells, Dore Schary, Helen Deutsch, Dorothy Kingsley, Joseph Petracca, Allen Rivkin, William Ludwig, Isobel Lennart, Edgar Brooke, Ray Chordes, Claudia Cranston, John McNulty, Charles Palmer, Lucille Schlossberg |
| RunTime | : | 89 mins. |
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
Main Actors
Ethel Barrymore
Character : Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
Character : Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper
Character : Texas
Nancy Reagan
Character : Miss Coleman
Van Johnson
Character : Rev. Adam Burch
Gene Kelly
Character : Icarus Xenophon
Janet Leigh
Character : Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Marjorie Main
Character : Mrs. Wrenley
Fredric March
Character : Joe Esposito
George Murphy
Character : Mr. Patrick Callaghan
William Powell
Character : Professor
S.Z. Sakall
Character : Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone
Character : Church sexton
James Whitmore
Character : Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn
Character : Michael Fisher
Elisabeth Risdon
Character : Diner on Train
Sharon McManus
Character : Sam Szabo
Angela Clarke
Character : Mama Esposito
Robert Hyatt
Character : Joseph Esposito
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