The Big Country
Also known as Big Country
1958 film by William Wyler
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7.6Retired 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.
Released: 1958-08-13167 minDir: William WylerDrama, Western, RomanceBox office: $3.5M
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- Gregory Peck as James McKay
- Jean Simmons as Julie Maragon
- Carroll Baker as Patricia Terrill
- Charlton Heston as Steve Leech
- Burl Ives as Rufus Hannassey
- Charles Bickford as Major Henry Terrill
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The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler, and starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Charles Bickford. The supporting cast features Burl Ives and Chuck Connors. Filmed in Technicolor and Technirama, the picture was based on the serialized magazine novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton and was co-produced by Wyler and Peck. The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass. This was also the final film role for Alfonso Bedoya.
Ives won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance, as well as the Golden Globe Award. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for the musical score, composed by Jerome Moross. The film is one of the few in which Heston plays a major supporting role rather than the lead.
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1958 American films1958 English-language films1958 films1958 Western (genre) filmsAmerican Western (genre) epic filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms about feudsFilms adapted into comicsFilms based on American Western (genre) novelsFilms based on works by Donald HamiltonFilms directed by William WylerFilms featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award–winning performance