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The Big Country

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 2h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
25K
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Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
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Classical WesternEpicWestern EpicDramaRomanceWestern

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

  • Director
    • William Wyler
  • Writers
    • James R. Webb
    • Sy Bartlett
    • Robert Wilder
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Jean Simmons
    • Carroll Baker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Wyler
    • Writers
      • James R. Webb
      • Sy Bartlett
      • Robert Wilder
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Jean Simmons
      • Carroll Baker
    • 229User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast31

    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • James McKay
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Julie Maragon
    Carroll Baker
    Carroll Baker
    • Patricia Terrill
    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Steve Leech
    Burl Ives
    Burl Ives
    • Rufus Hannassey
    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    • Maj. Henry Terrill
    Alfonso Bedoya
    Alfonso Bedoya
    • Ramón Gutierrez
    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • Buck Hannassey
    Chuck Hayward
    Chuck Hayward
    • Rafe Hannassey
    Buff Brady
    • Dude Hannassey
    Jim Burk
    • Blackie…
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Hannassey Woman
    Chuck Roberson
    Chuck Roberson
    • Terrill Cowboy
    Bob Morgan
    Bob Morgan
    • Terrill Cowboy
    John McKee
    • Terrill Cowboy
    Slim Talbot
    • Terrill Cowboy
    • (as Jay Slim Talbot)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Wyler
    • Writers
      • James R. Webb
      • Sy Bartlett
      • Robert Wilder
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    User reviews229

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    Related interests

    Gary Cooper in High Noon (1952)
    Classical Western
    Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)
    Epic
    Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Then US President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the movie four consecutive showings at the White House and called it "simply the best film ever made. My number one favorite film."
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film Peck's character James McKay is mocked for his wearing of a bowler hat, which the characters make out as something only an easterner would wear. This is in stark contrast with history where the bowler hat was one of the most popular styles in the old west, beating out the Stetson and the sombrero. It has even been referred to as "The Hat that Won the West".
    • Quotes
      • Buck Hannassey: You want me, Pa?
      • Rufus Hannassey: Before you was born I did.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bass on Titles (1982)

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    FAQ1

    • When Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons) and James McKay (Gregory Peck) are exchanging scary stories the spoken words of the last part of Julie's story are intentionally obscured as though they're too scary for the audience to hear. What is she saying? You can see her lips moving but you can't hear her words. A lip reader may be able to tell us.

    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Horizontes de grandeza
    • Filming locations
      • Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Anthony Productions
      • Worldwide Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 46m(166 min)

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