The Big Country
Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!
7.6(420) 1958-08-13 167 minDramaWesternRomance
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.
DirectorWilliam Wyler
ProducerWilliam Wyler
ScreenplayRobert Wilder
Original Music ComposerJerome Moross
ScreenplayJames R. Webb
ProducerGregory Peck
ScreenplaySy Bartlett
Cast & characters
Gregory Peck
as James McKay
Jean Simmons
as Julie Maragon
Carroll Baker
as Patricia Terrill
Charlton Heston
as Steve Leech
Burl Ives
as Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford
as Major Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya
as Ramón Guiteras
Chuck Connors
as Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward
as Rafe Hannassey
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Buff Brady
as Dude Hannassey
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Jim Burk
as Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Dorothy Adams
as Hannassey Woman
Chuck Roberson
as Terrill Cowboy
Bob Morgan
as Terrill Cowboy
John McKee
as Terrill Cowboy
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Slim Talbot
as Terrill Cowboy
Roddy McDowall
as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
as Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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William Hoehne Jr.
as Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Liveryman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Party Guest (uncredited)
