The Big Sky (1952)

USA, 141 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Big Sky
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1953-02-15

Cast

Kirk Douglas
Jim Deakins

Dewey Martin
Bonne Caudill

Elizabeth Threatt
Teal Eye (Andöga), svartfotindianska

Arthur Hunnicut
Zeb Calloway, Boones morbror, pälshandlare

Buddy Baer
Romaine, den långe

Steven Geray
Jourdonnais, fransk pälshandlare

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Titles

Original title
  • The Big Sky
Swedish release title
  • Flodöverfallet
Distribution title
  • Il grande cielo (Italien)
  • La captive aux yeux clairs (Frankrike)
  • Les hommes de l'ouest (Frankrike)
  • Das Geheimnis der Indianerin (Västtyskland)
  • Flusspiraten am Missouri (Västtyskland)
  • Der weite Himmel (Västtyskland)
  • Río de sangre (Spanien)
  • Céu aiberto (Portugal)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Associate Producer
Unit Manager
Casting
Special Photographic Effects
Orchestra Leader
Music Editor
Music Coordinator
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Sound Editor

Cast

Kirk Douglas Jim Deakins
Dewey Martin Bonne Caudill
Elizabeth Threatt Teal Eye (Andöga), svartfotindianska
Arthur Hunnicut Zeb Calloway, Boones morbror, pälshandlare
Buddy Baer Romaine, den långe
Steven Geray Jourdonnais, fransk pälshandlare
Henri Letondal Labadie, kocken
Hank Worden Poor Devil, svartfotindian
Jim Davis Streak, MacMasters man
- Ej krediterade:
Robert Hunter Chouquette
Booth Colman Pascal
Paul Frees MacMasters, chefen för pälsbolaget
Frank De Kova Moleface
Guy Wilkerson Longface
Don Beddoe mulåsneköparen
James Hayward Shorty, pälsjägare
Iron Eyes Cody indianhövding
Michael Douglas indianpojke
Barbara Hawks indianflicka
George Wallace en vän
Max Wagner en vän
Sam Ash sångare
Abe Dinovitch sångare
Frank Lackteen indian
Cliff Clark fångvaktaren
Fred Graham Eggleston
Anthony Jochim pälsjägare
Nolan Leary handelsmannen
Sherman Sanders dansutropare
Ray Hyke bartendern
Eugene Borden krogvärden
Veola Vonn baruppasserska
Cactus Mack en av Streaks män
Crane Whitley en av Streaks män
Jay Novello
William Self
Chief Theodore Last Star indianhövdingen Red Horse, Teal Eyes far
Agnes Deer Nose indian
Winona Plenty Hoops indian
Lizzie Yellow Tail indian
Wilma Backbone indian
Wayne Tobacco indian
Charles Big Ox indian
Woodrow Plenty on Top indian
Joe Horsewhip indian
Oliver Bear Don't Walk indian
Frank Daylight indian
Pete Good Luck indian
John Takes a Horse indian

Companies

Production Company Winchester Pictures Corp.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Rosenbergs Filmbyrå AB 1967
RKO Radio Films AB 1953
Elit-Film AB 1964
Other Company RKO Radio Pictures Inc. (amerikansk distributör 1952)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 105322
Date 1967-02-23
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2400 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 500-425-395-350-340-400 = 2400 m. (akterna 4 och 5 ihopklippta: 500-425-395-350-690 = 2350 m.)


Censorship number 81851
Date 1964-04-16
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2805 meters


Censorship number 81851
Date 1953-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2805 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3880 meter
Length in minutes 141 min


Original work

Original title The Big Sky (Novel)
Author A.B. Guthrie jr.


Production location

USA 1951 1951
Grand Teton National Park Jackson Hole County, Wyoming
Snake River Jackson Hole County, Wyoming

Release dates

First showing 1952-08 USA 141 min (US Release)
Release in Sweden 1953-02-15 Gärdet Stockholm Sweden
1953-02-16 Cora Stockholm Sweden 103 min
1953-02-16 Strand Stockholm Sweden 103 min
1953-02-16 Svea Stockholm Sweden 103 min
TV showing 1970-07-21 TV1 Sweden
1978-03-04 TV2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title The Big Sky
Composer Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics Stan Jones


Original title When I Dream
Composer Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics Paul Logan
Gordon Clark (fransk text)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2337


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Extent 16 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 2
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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