This stirring "Eastern Western" set along the Missouri River in 1832, The Big Sky finds Jim Deakins (Kirk Douglas) encountering a group of fur traders traveling upriver to trade with Blackfeet Indians there. Douglas, one member of a fascinating ensemble cast, brings dimension to the sprawling adventure story, both in action sequences and in lyrical passages (often by a campfire) dealing with friendship, nature and love.
35mm, b/w, 120 min. DIR: Howard Hawks. SCR: Dudley Nichols. CAST: Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt.
