Something Big Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Something Big is a 1971 American motion picture produced by Andrew V. McLaglen and James Lee Barrett . The film stars Dean Martin and Brian Keith. The movie is a western comedy, set in the frontier of the southern New Mexico Territory. Martin plays Joe Baker, an aging restless bandit determined to do "something big" before his fiancé Dover McBride, played by Carol White, arrives from the East. Don Knight plays Tommy McBride, Dover's brother and partner in Baker's banditry. To achieve his "something big," Baker must deal with the vulgar but lonely bandit Jonny Cobb and his ruthless...
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quick facts

Release date:	January 1, 1971
Directed by:	Andrew McLaglen
Runtime:	108 Minutes
Producer:	James Lee Barrett, Andrew McLaglen
Music by:	Burt Bacharach, Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography:	Harry Stradling Jr.
Screenplay by:	James Lee Barrett
Genre:	Western

Cast of Something Big

Dean Martin

Born:June 7, 1917

Died:Dec. 25, 1995

Brian Keith

Born:Nov. 14, 1921

Died:June 24, 1997

Ben Johnson

Born:June 13, 1918

Died:Apr. 8, 1996

Honor Blackman

Mary Anna Morgan

Born:August 22, 1925

Age:86

Carol White

Born:Apr. 1, 1943

Died:Sept. 16, 1991

Film director of Something Big

Andrew McLaglen

Born: July 28, 1920

Age: 91

Andrew Victor McLaglen is a British-American film and television director and former actor. Andrew McLaglen was born in London, the son of British actor Victor McLaglen and Enid Lamont. He was from a film family that included eight uncles and an aunt, and he grew up on movie sets with his parents...
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Music contributors for Something Big

Burt Bacharach

Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s...
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Marvin Hamlisch

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who were the producers of the film, "Something Big"?
A:
James Lee Barrett and Andrew McLaglen produced the film.
Q:
Who directed the motion picture "Something Big"?
A:
Andrew McLaglen was the film's director.
Q:
Which celebrities starred in the movie "Something Big"?
A:
Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Carol White, Honor Blackman and Ben Johnson played leading roles in the movie.
Q:
Who composed the music for the motion picture Something Big?
A:
Burt Bacharach and Marvin Hamlisch composed the original music score for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
When was the movie "Something Big" premiered?
A:
The movie premiered in January, 1971.
Q:
What is the runtime of the film "Something Big"?
A:
The total runtime is 108 minutes.
Q:
Who wrote the movie Something Big?
A:
James Lee Barrett performed the movie's screenwriting.