The Big Picture
Documentary
Various aspects of the U.S. Army are illustrated.
Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Stuart Queen, Douglas MacArthur, James Mansfield
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
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Stuart Queen
as Self (presenter)
Douglas MacArthur
as Self
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James Mansfield
as Self
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self
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Carl Zimmerman
as Self - Host
Al Jolson
as Self
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Molly Younger
as Self
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Charles Kirkpatrick
as Self - Commander, Tokyo Army Hospital
Bradford Dillman
as Self - Military Police Officer
Theodore Roosevelt
as Self
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paris, France
Production
U.S. Army Pictorial Services, U.S. Army
🏷️ Keywords
army lifepromotionalu.s. armyu.s. militarymilitary propaganda
🎯 Categories
Documentary
⭐ Featured Review
Childhood Memory
"My brother and I were a couple of those kids who set an alarm to get up in time to see "The Big Picture" on Saturday morning in the 1960's. We really thought we were getting the real story on the US Army and it's exploits in various wars up through the Korean War. We loved playing with our large collection toy soldiers to refight the battles we saw on the show. At the time we didn't even realize some of the battle footage even came from Hollywood movies like "They Came to Cordura" which jumped out to us when we saw that movie on TV after watching "The Bi..."
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📖 Synopsis
Various aspects of the U.S. Army are illustrated.