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The Big Country

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Plot

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.

Cast

Gregory Peck as James McKay
Gregory Peck

as James McKay

Jean Simmons as Julie Maragon
Jean Simmons

as Julie Maragon

Carroll Baker as Patricia Terrill
Carroll Baker

as Patricia Terrill

Charlton Heston as Steve Leech
Charlton Heston

as Steve Leech

Burl Ives as Rufus Hannassey
Burl Ives

as Rufus Hannassey

Charles Bickford as Major Henry Terrill
Charles Bickford

as Major Henry Terrill

Alfonso Bedoya as Ramón Guiteras
Alfonso Bedoya

as Ramón Guiteras

Chuck Connors as Buck Hannassey
Chuck Connors

as Buck Hannassey

Chuck Hayward as Rafe Hannassey
Chuck Hayward

as Rafe Hannassey

Buff Brady as Dude Hannassey
Buff Brady

as Dude Hannassey

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 13, 1958

Production Companies

  • United Artists

  • Anthony Productions

  • Worldwide Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Español

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • $3,500,000.00

Runtime

  • 2.78 hrs

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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…

Gregory Peck ("McKay") is a well off, retired, sea captain who arrives to marry his fiancée "Pat Terrill" (Carroll Baker) and finds himself amidst the mother of all turf wars between her father "Major Terrill" (Charles Bickford) and his arch rival "Rufus Hannassey" (Burl Ives) and his disparate sons. Add to the mix, quite a bit of rivalry from Charlton Heston ("Leech") who is the Major's right ha…