🎬 Music, Drama

Big Fella

⭐ 7.3/10 1938 1h 14m Dir. J. Elder Wills

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Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.

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7.3/10 7 votes

Quick facts

Year
1938
Runtime
1h 14m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Votes
7
Genre
Music, Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Music 🎭 Drama 🎬 J. Elder Wills 👤 Paul Robeson 👤 Elisabeth Welch 👤 Roy Emerton
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Big Fella has a runtime of 1h 14m (1 hour and 14 minutes).
Big Fella was directed by J. Elder Wills and released in 1938.
Big Fella is a Music, Drama film (1938).
The cast of Big Fella includes Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton, James Hayter, Lawrence Brown.
Big Fella has a TMDB rating of 7.3/10 based on 7 votes.

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