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Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

★ 6.2Approved75 minDirector: William A. Wellman

1951 film by William A. Wellman

Across the Wide Missouri is a 1951 American Technicolor Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalbán, John Hodiak and James Whitmore. The screenplay is based on historian Bernard DeVoto's eponymous 1947 book and dramatizes an account of several fur traders and their interaction with the local Indians.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Across the Wide Missouri about?
Across the Wide Missouri (1951) — In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver
Is Across the Wide Missouri based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Across the Wide Missouri scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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