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Release Year1949
Runtime9 Seasons
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, Drama
Votes4
DirectorBernard J. Prockter
WritersBernard J. Prockter
TypeWeb Series
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsThe Big Story
About The Big Story
Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.
Directed by Bernard J. Prockter, The Big Story leans on a strong ensemble — Norman Rose, Ben Grauer, James Dean — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1949.
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