

The Big Trees
MAMMOTH REDWOOD WILDERNESS -- TREASURE PILED TO THE SKY!
In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.
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- English
- california
- tree
- sequoia
- timber
- 1900s
- quakers
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR5 Feb 1952
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical30 Mar 1952
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Jan 1955
FranceFR
- Theatrical1229 Feb 1952
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1223 Jun 1960
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The Big Trees was released on 5 February 1952.
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2- W6/10
Wuchak
4/6/2018
Old-fashioned atypical Western laden by complex legal/financial talk, but has several highlights RELEASED IN 1952 and directed by Felix Feist, "The Big Trees" stars Kirk Douglas as a conniving lumber baron, Jim Fallon, who schemes to make it rich in Northern California in 1900 when a new law means large tracks of land are up for grabs to whoever can pay the fees. He plans to cut down the mighty redwoods but a colo…
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CinemaSerf
6/2/2026
I wonder if this might have looked better in black and white? In colour it's a rather sterile and over-scripted, join-the-dots, take on the American pioneering story that never quite gets out of second gear. With the economy booming back East, there is an insatiable demand for lumber and so the government has pretty much declared open season on the nation's forests. "Fallon" (Kirk Douglas) sees a chance to make a for…
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