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The Big Country

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The Big Country
Directed by William Wyler and Gregory Peck
Produced by Gregory Peck
William Wyler
Written by Robert Wilder
Starring Gregory Peck
Jean Simmons
Music by Jerome Moross
Cinematography Franz F. Planer
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) October 1, 1958 (U.S. release)
Running time 165 min
Language English
IMDb profile

The Big Country is a 1958 American Western film starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, and Chuck Connors. Based on a novel by Donald Hamilton, it was directed by William Wyler.

Ives won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for the musical score by Jerome Moross.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Newly retired sea captain James McKay (Peck) moves to the American west at the behest of his fiancée Patricia (Baker) to meet her father, Major Terrill (Bickford). Terrill is a wealthy, powerful rancher feuding with the equally pigheaded patriarch of a less polished clan, Rufus Hannassey (Ives). Patricia's friend, Julie Maragon (Simmons), is caught in the middle between the two. She owns the "Big Muddy", a small ranch with a vital source of water. Hannassey desperately needs it for his cattle, while Terrill wants to withhold it to bring his rival to his knees.

Terrill is unimpressed with his future son-in-law, and his opinion is shared by his foreman, Steve Leech (Heston). Leech continually goads McKay to prove himself, but McKay refuses to play his game. This causes Patricia to begin to question his manhood. Meanwhile, McKay buys the Big Muddy from Julie as a wedding present, promising to keep the peace by allowing all to have access to the water. However, Patricia breaks off the engagement because she has come to believe that her betrothed is a weakling. Before McKay leaves though, he invites Leech to settle matters privately. They proceed to beat each other up, but neither can defeat the other; they part with mutual respect.

Hannassey's no-good son Buck (Connors) then kidnaps Julie, deluding himself that she wants to marry him. When McKay comes to her rescue, Hannassey decides that the two suitors must settle it with a formal duel using fancy, one-shot pistols. Buck shoots early and grazes McKay's forehead. McKay then aims at Buck, but holds his fire. The coward's nerve fails him and he hides in fear, shaming his father. McKay and Julie start to leave, but Buck grabs a gun, forcing Hannassey to kill his son. When Terrill shows up with his men, his foe calls on him to settle their feud man to man. They end up killing each other.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Featured cast

Actor Role
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

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