Big Country (1958)
by William Wyler
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Actor: Burl Ives, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean SimmonsDirector: William Wyler
Producer: Gregory Peck
Writer: Donald Hamilton
Writer: James R. Webb
Writer: Jessamyn West
Writer: Robert Wilder
Writer: Robert Wyler
Writer: Sy Bartlett
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 165 minutes
Release Date: 1994-07-07
Audience Rating: Unrated
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Summary: 5 Stars
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Although it has never gained the stature of classics like HIGH NOON or SHANE, THE BIG COUNTRY (1958) must be counted as one of the "great" westerns.
William Wyler directed this sweeping drama, adapted by multiple writers from Donald Hamilton's novel, that is filled with rousing action, compelling, multi-layered characters, splendid cinematography and a magnificent music score by Jerome Moross.
Gregory Peck stars as a sea captain who comes West to marry Carroll Baker, daughter of cattle baron Charles Bickford.
Almost immediately, he reluctantly finds himself caught up in a vicious range war between his future father-in-law and Burl Ives, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.
Other key characters include Charlton Heston as Bickford's foreman and Baker's former lover. He continually cast aspersions at Peck's manhood, resulting in one of the most interestingly staged fistfights in film history.
Also present are Jean Simmons, cast as Baker's friend and the owner of a piece of land that both Bickford and Ives want to secure, and Chuck Connors, as Ives abhorrent son, who is smitten with Ms. Simmons.
THE BIG COUNTRY is a film that I can't recommend too highly to both western buffs and anybody else who just likes a good movie.
? Michael B. Druxman, author of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (available December 2008)
Summary of Big Country (1958)
William Wyler directed this epic Western, about the clash of East and West, intellect and action. Gregory Peck stars as a sea captain who moves way out West to marry Carroll Baker and become part of the ranch owned by her father (Charles Bickford). But he discovers that daddy's top hand (Charlton Heston) carries a torch for Baker and doesn't particularly like Peck stepping into his place. Peck also finds himself caught in the midst of a power struggle between Bickford and his surly neighbor, Burl Ives (and his reprehensibly bullying son, Chuck Connors). This long, sprawling tale works because its characters are played by movie stars who know how to command the big screen in a big story. --Marshall FineWesterns VHS Video
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