The Big Country
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1958
2h 46m
NR
English
Drama, Western, Romance
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The Big Country
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish and controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill. The Major is involved in a ruthless civil war, over watering rights for cattle, with a rough hewn clan led by Rufus Hannassey. The land in question is owned by Julie Maragon and both Terrill and Hannassey want it. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. in 2006.
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Cast
James McKay
Julie Maragon
Patricia Terrill
Steve Leech
Rufus Hannassey
Major Henry Terrill
Ramón Guiteras
Buck Hannassey
Rafe Hannassey
Dude Hannassey
Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Hannassey Woman
Terrill Cowboy
Terrill Cowboy
Terrill Cowboy
Terrill Cowboy
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited...
Liveryman (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Directed By: William Wyler
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John Chard
6 years ago
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 mixi More
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 mixi More
CinemaSerf
one year ago
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 son More
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