The Big Country

Director: William Wyler

Genre: Western

Year: 1958

Running time: 165 minutes

Territory: Worldwide

Studio: MGM

Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Connors, Chuck Hayward, Buff Brady, Jim Burk, Dorothy Adams, Chuck Roberson, Bob Morgan, John McKee, Jay Slim Talbot, Dick Alexander, Harry Cheshire, Donald Kerr, Carey Paul Peck, Jonathan Peck, Stephen Peck, Ralph Sanford.

Language options: Dialogue - EN

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.

The Big Country

Related

Something else...