The Big Country

The Big Country

165 mins | Drama, Romance, Western | Sept. 30, 1958

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.

The Big Country

165 mins | Drama, Romance, Western | Sept. 30, 1958

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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers United Artists, Anthony Productions, Worldwide Productions
Original title The Big Country
Directors Robert Templeton, Robert Gary, Ray Gosnell Jr., Ivan Volkman, Sam Freedle, John Waters, William Wyler
Writers Jessamyn West, Sy Bartlett, James R. Webb, Robert Wilder, Donald Hamilton, Robert Wyler

Cast

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

Buff Brady

as Dude Hannassey

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

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)

William Hoehne Jr.

as Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Liveryman (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Party Guest (uncredited)