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Synopsis
In 1900, the U.S. Government introduced a law that enabled every man - for a nominal sum - to lay claim to an apportioned
section of land in California. Ruthless, smooth talking Jim Fallon (Kirk Douglas) takes his gang of lumberjacks to the
redwood wilderness of Northern California with the intention of "legally " buying up as many sections of land as possible
with the intention of cutting down the majestic giant redwood trees. An operation that will make him a millionaire. The
land he has designs on belongs to a religious sect who plead with him not to strip the land of its natural resources.
At first, he ignores them until the death of a friend and the love of a good woman (Eve Miller) make him change his
mind. His oily partner, Frenchy (John Archer) likes the original idea better and joins forces with a bunch of
unscrupulous opportunists. Jim leads the religious sect against Frenchy's villainous crowd and saves the trees from
destruction.
DVD Features
1. Digitally restored from an original 35 mm release print.
2. Scene Access
3. Cast and Crew Profiles
4. Production Background
5. Specially produced mini-documentary Kirk Douglas - The Big Movies
THE BIG TREES -The Laureate Edition :
Copyright: Laureate Presentations Ltd: © 2001 inc. supplemental features
Music score: ©1952 Warner Chappell
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