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The Big Country( 1958)

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

Overview

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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      Gregory Peck

      James McKay

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      Jean Simmons

      Julie Maragon

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      Carroll Baker

      Patricia Terrill

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      Charlton Heston

      Steve Leech

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      Burl Ives

      Rufus Hannassey

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      Charles Bickford

      Major Henry Terrill

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      Alfonso Bedoya

      Ramón Guiteras

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      Chuck Connors

      Buck Hannassey

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      Chuck Hayward

      Rafe Hannassey

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      Buff Brady

      Dude Hannassey

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      Jim Burk

      Blackie / Cracker Hannassey

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      Dorothy Adams

      Hannassey Woman

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      Chuck Roberson

      Terrill Cowboy

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      Bob Morgan

      Terrill Cowboy

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      John McKee

      Terrill Cowboy

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      Slim Talbot

      Terrill Cowboy

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      Roddy McDowall

      Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

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      Richard Alexander

      Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)

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      Harry Cheshire

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Ralph Sanford

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      William Hoehne Jr.

      Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Liveryman (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Feb 07 2017
    I'm not going to go on living in the middle of a civil war. Retired sea Captain James McKay (Gregory Peck) arrives in the sprawling land of the West to marry fiancée Patricia Terrill (Carroll Baker). With an amiable, almost pacifistic approach to life, McKay confounds the ranchers he is now mixing with. Particularly the Terrill ranch foreman Steve Leech (Charlton Heston) who takes an immediate dislike to him. Not only that but it seems that James has landed right in the middle of a family rivalry between the Terrill's and the Hannassey's: just as it's about to fully ignite into war. Dire...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    3500000.00

    Keywords

    • epic
    • love triangle
    • parent child relationship
    • ranch
    • honor
    • cattle
    • cowboy
    • family feud
    • pistol duel
    • sea captain
    • damsel in distress
    • water conflict
    • american west
    • water rights
    • gun fight
    • neighbor feud
    • domineering father
    • retired army man
    • cattlemen
    • cattle stampede
    • father daughter relationship
    • land rights
    • daughter of the boss
    • beautiful landscapes
    • fist fight