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Disney has always done right by the classic "boy and his dog" adventure, and Big Red, adapted from the popular novel by Jim Kjelgarrd, is no exception. Wealthy sportsman Walter Pidgeon buys a beautiful Irish setter to turn into a champion show dog and hires spunky young Gilles Payant, a French-speaking country boy teaching himself English, to care for the dog. But boys will be boys and as Gilles and the setter run through forests, chasing critters and rolling down hills, Red loses all interest in show business discipline as he bonds with Gilles. All set within a nostalgic world of blue skies, green meadows, rushing rivers, and mountain peaks shooting into the sky. What more could a boy and his dog ask for?
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Big Red
This is another great example of Walt Disney's ability to create masterful family classics; crafted with all the warmth and charm you would expect from this studio. Walter Pidgeon delivers a fine performance as a stern man of means who learns much about life and love through the loyality of a young servant boy (Gilles Payant) who cares for his championship Irish Setter. This is one of those movies that just grabs you in an instant and leaves you happy and refreshed in the end. Beautiful scenery too!
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