Film

The Big Country

1958 · 2h 47m · Drama · Western · Romance

Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

61

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.

Gregory Peck

James McKay

Jean Simmons

Julie Maragon

Carroll Baker

Patricia Terrill

Charlton Heston

Steve Leech

Burl Ives

Rufus Hannassey

Charles Bickford

Major Henry Terrill

Alfonso Bedoya

Ramón Guiteras

Chuck Connors

Buck Hannassey

Chuck Hayward

Rafe Hannassey

Buff Brady

Dude Hannassey

Jim Burk

Blackie / Cracker Hannassey

Dorothy Adams

Hannassey Woman

Chuck Roberson

Terrill Cowboy

Bob Morgan

Terrill Cowboy

John McKee

Terrill Cowboy

Slim Talbot

Terrill Cowboy

• William WylerDirector · Producer
• James R. WebbScreenplay
• Sy BartlettScreenplay
• Robert WilderScreenplay
• Donald HamiltonNovel
• Gregory PeckProducer
• Franz PlanerDirector of Photography
• Jerome MorossOriginal Music Composer
• Robert BelcherEditor
• John FaureEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

August 13, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 47m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$3,500,000

Genres

Drama, Western, Romance

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