Can't Open iMovie 6 Movie

iMovie is working fine with other files, but when I try to open one particular file (5.6 GB), nothing happens. What can I do to open it if double-clicking on it won't work and neither will using the File-Open procedure? It's a very important file that I need to edit before producing a DVD.
Thanks.

I think Bengt has hit on the real possibility that the file type is not compatible. First thing to do is identify the type indicated in it's extension; .avi, .wmv, etc. When you know that, then you can convert it to a compatible format.

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