The Big Trail

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/13/2007

DVD Release Date:

05/20/2003

Run Time:

110min.

Starring:

John Wayne , Marguerite Churchill , El Brendel , Tully Marshall , Tyrone Power, Sr.

Director(s):

Raoul Walsh

Distributor(s):

20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Westerns

Plot: The first "epic" western of the talkie era, The Big Trail is motivated by a hero's search for the murderer of his father. Twenty-three-year-old John Wayne, hitherto limited to bit parts, was thrust into the difficult leading role, a young mountaineer ... Read More

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