---
title: 'It''s a Big Country (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Vidor'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-a-big-country-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043680/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It's a Big Country (1951)

1951 · 89 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology is a 1951 American anthology film consisting of eight segments by seven directors: Richard Thorpe, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, Clarence Brown, William A. Wellman and Don Hartman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vidor), [Richard Thorpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-thorpe), [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman), [John Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sturges), [Clarence Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-brown), [Don Hartman](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-hartman), [Don Weis](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-weis)
- **Screenplay:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary), [Dorothy Kingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-kingsley), [Isobel Lennart](https://cinepixo.com/people/isobel-lennart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alberto Colombo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-colombo)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Alton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alton)

## Cast

- [Van Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-johnson)
- [Keenan Wynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/keenan-wynn)
- [James Whitmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whitmore)
- [S. Z. Sakall](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-z-sakall)
- [Leon Ames](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-ames)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Marjorie Main](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-main)
- [Ethel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-barrymore)
- [Fredric March](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-march)
- [Lewis Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-stone)
- [Nancy Reagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-reagan)
- [Angela Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-clarke)
- [George Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-murphy)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-a-big-country-1951
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