The Big Country (1958)
Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!
- Released
- Runtime 2h 47m
- Director William Wyler
- Genres Drama Romance Western
- Rating 7.6/10 (428 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Gregory Peck
as James McKay
-
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
- Buff Brady as Dude Hannassey
- Jim Burk as Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
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Dorothy Adams
as Hannassey Woman
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Chuck Roberson
as Terrill Cowboy
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Bob Morgan
as Terrill Cowboy
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John McKee
as Terrill Cowboy
- Slim Talbot as Terrill Cowboy
-
Roddy McDowall
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
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Richard Alexander
as Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)
Crew
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William Wyler
Director
- Franz Planer Director of Photography
- Robert Belcher Editor
- John Faure Editor
- Jerome Moross Original Music Composer
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William Wyler
Producer
-
Gregory Peck
Producer
- Robert Wilder Screenplay
- Sy Bartlett Screenplay
- James R. Webb Screenplay
