The Big Country (1958)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:8
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 50 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Wyler's powerful Western covers a lot of territory with Gregory Peck a fish out of water as a sea captain who travels west to marry and settle, but finds himself in the middle of a bitter dispute... Wyler's powerful Western covers a lot of territory with Gregory Peck a fish out of water as a sea captain who travels west to marry and settle, but finds himself in the middle of a bitter dispute over water rights and a jealous clash with the ranch foreman (Charlton Heston). He also discovers his fiancee isn't who he imagined and finds true romance with the local schoolmistress (Jean Simmons). Folk singer Burl Ives surprised audiences with his performance which garnered him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. [More]
Starring: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives
Starring: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Carroll Baker, Charles Bickford, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Connors, Jim Burk, Chuck Hayward, Buff Brady
Director: William Wyler
Director: William Wyler
Screenwriter: Robert Wilder, James R. Webb, Sy Bartlett, Robert Wyler
Producer: Gregory Peck, William Wyler
Composer: Jerome Moross
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Wide open-spaced mega western, full of stars, color, and a great Jerome Moross score.
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As Charlton Heston explained ..., 'it’s connected with the American ethos – America was made for Westerns.' Full Review |
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