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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1962 DVD Release: 01/25/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 13 Genres: Drama, Children's/Family, Animal Picture, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Big Red, Big Red

Big Red is one of several Disney pictures filmed in Canada during the 1960s. Orphaned Gilles Payant goes to work for wealthy Walter Pidgeon, who raises prize dogs. Pidgeon's particular favorite among his canines is Big Red, who unfortunately resists all efforts to be trained. Young Payant manages to "reach" Big Red, to such an extent that Pidgeon is worried: if the boy and dog become too close, Red will never behave anyone else. Pidgeon orders Payant to stay away from Red until after an upcoming important dog show. The boy disobeys his boss, resulting in a near-tragedy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Walter Pidgeon - James Haggin
Gilles Payant - Rene Dumont
Emile Genest - Emile Fornet

Norman Tokar's canine film Big Red comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this Anchor Bay title is certainly family friendly. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide