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It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 20, 1951

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

53%

Original Title

It's a Big Country

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Clarence Brown

Description

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.