The Big Country
Movie
1958
2 HOURS 45 MINS
Western
Romance
Drama
A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée’s sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
Cast & Crew
Gregory Peck James McKay
Jean Simmons Julie Maragon
Carroll Baker Patricia Terrill
Charlton Heston Steve Leech
Burl Ives Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford Maj. Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya Ramón Guiteras
Chuck Connors Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward Rafe Hannassey
Buff Brady Dude Hannassey
Dorothy Adams Hannassey Woman
William Wyler Director
James R. Webb Screenwriter
Sy Bartlett Screenwriter
Robert Wilder Screenwriter
Gregory Peck Producer
William Wyler Producer
Franz Planer Cinematography
Robert Belcher Film Editing
John Faure Film Editing
Jerome Moross Original Music
Frank Hotaling Art Director
Edward G. Boyle Set Decoration
Yvonne Wood Costume Design
Emile Santiago Costume Design
Dorothy Whitney Casting
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Sunday, April 27
A former sea captain (Gregory Peck) joins a water-rights fight.
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