- HD 1080
- Runtime: 89m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe, Clarence Brown, Don Weis, William A. Wellman, Don Hartman
- Stars: Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan, Van Johnson
- keywords: patriotism, anthology, episodic, americana
- Production_studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Slogan: A world of entertainment from M-G-M!
- The It's a Big Country is featured in the top rankings of 1951
- #50 in Top Comedy Movies of 1951
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.