The Big Country

1958

166 min

Drama Western Romance

Plot Summary

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

7.6

IMDb Rating

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Cast & Crew

Cast

Gregory Peck

as James McKay

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Jean Simmons

as Julie Maragon

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Carroll Baker

as Patricia Terrill

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Charlton Heston

as Steve Leech

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Burl Ives

as Rufus Hannassey

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Charles Bickford

as Major Henry Terrill

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Alfonso Bedoya

as Ramón Guiteras

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Chuck Connors

as Buck Hannassey

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Chuck Hayward

as Rafe Hannassey

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Buff Brady

as Dude Hannassey

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Directors

William Wyler

Director

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Writers

Donald Hamilton

Writer

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Robert Wilder

Writer

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James R. Webb

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Sy Bartlett

Writer

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Robert Wyler

Writer

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6

IMDb Rating

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Technical Details

166 min

Runtime

1958-09-30

Release Date

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Content Type

1958

Year

Genres

Drama Western Romance

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User Reviews

CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Recent

Gregory Peck ("McKay") is a well off, retired, sea captain who arrives to marry his fiancée "Pat Terrill" (Carroll Baker) and finds himself amidst the mother of all turf wars between her father "Major Terrill" (Charles Bickford) and his arch rival "Rufus Hannassey" (Burl Ives) and his disparate sons. Add to the mix, quite a bit of rivalry from Charlton Heston ("Leech") who is the Major's right hand man, and a man who has designs on "Pat" and finally Jean Simmons who own the "Old Muddy" - the riv...

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John Chard

8.0/10

Recent

I'm not going to go on living in the middle of a civil war. Retired sea Captain James McKay (Gregory Peck) arrives in the sprawling land of the West to marry fiancée Patricia Terrill (Carroll Baker). With an amiable, almost pacifistic approach to life, McKay confounds the ranchers he is now mixing with. Particularly the Terrill ranch foreman Steve Leech (Charlton Heston) who takes an immediate dislike to him. Not only that but it seems that James has landed right in the middle of a family riv...

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