The Big Trees
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The Big Trees is a 1952 Western film starring Kirk Douglas, known for its story about a lumber baron’s clash with religious settlers over California redwood forests.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| alternateMediumStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| basedOn | themes and elements from the 1938 film Valley of the Giants ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Alicia Chadwick – Eve Miller
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Jim Fallon – Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Felix E. Feist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Clarence Kolster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Northern California
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redwood forest areas of California ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between greed and faith
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conservation of redwood forests ⓘ redemption of a ruthless businessman ⓘ |
| kirkDouglasDeal | Kirk Douglas agreed to star to be released from his Warner Bros. contract ⓘ |
| leadFemaleCharacter | Alicia Chadwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jim Fallon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early starring role of Kirk Douglas in a Western
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use of existing redwood footage and conservation themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lumber baron clashes with religious settlers over valuable California redwood forests. ⓘ |
| producer | Louis F. Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| religiousGroupInPlot | Quaker settlers ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
California
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California redwood forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Hale Jr.
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Charles Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ Eve Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Cording NERFINISHED ⓘ John Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrice Wymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesStockFootageFrom | Valley of the Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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