The Big Country (1958)

NR ★ 7.6/10 167 min Drama, Western, Romance United States English

Director: William Wyler

Novel: Donald Hamilton
Screenplay by: Robert Wilder, Sy Bartlett, James R. Webb
Adaptations: Jessamyn West, Robert Wyler

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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.

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Top Cast

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

The Big Country Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)

The Film Foundation #72

Critic Curated

Indiewire's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time

IndieWire #21

The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films

The Telegraph #113