The Big Country (1958)
The Big Country (1958)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Gregory Peck
James McKay / Producer
Jean Simmons
Julie Maragon
Carroll Baker
Patricia Terrill
Charlton Heston
Steve Leech
Burl Ives
Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford
Major Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya
Ramón Guiteras
Chuck Connors
Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward
Rafe Hannassey / Stunts
Buff Brady
Dude Hannassey / Stunts
Jim Burk
Blackie / Cracker Hannassey / Stunts
Dorothy Adams
Hannassey Woman
Chuck Roberson
Terrill Cowboy / Stunts
Bob Morgan
Terrill Cowboy / Stunts
John McKee
Terrill Cowboy / Stunts
Slim Talbot
Terrill Cowboy / Stunts
Roddy McDowall
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Hoehne Jr.
Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Liveryman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Wyler
Director / Producer
Donald Hamilton
Novel
James R. Webb
Screenplay
Sy Bartlett
Screenplay
Robert Wilder
Screenplay
Jerome Moross
Original Music Composer
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Robert Belcher
Editor
John Faure
Editor
Dorothy Whitney
Casting
Frank Hotaling
Art Direction
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Yvonne Wood
Costume Design
Dan Greenway
Makeup Artist
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Ivan Volkman
Assistant Director
Fred Mandl
Camera Operator
Harry Maret
Makeup Artist
Saul Bass
Title Graphics
Jessamyn West
Adaptation
Robert Wyler
Adaptation / Associate Producer
Gale McGarry
Hairstylist
Robert Swink
Second Unit / Supervising Film Editor / Second Unit Director
Del Harris
Sound Effects Editor
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound Recordist
John K. Kean
Sound Recordist
Neva Rames
Set Costumer
Hal Ashby
Assistant Editor
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Gil Grau
Orchestrator
Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
Orchestrator
Sam Freedle
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 30, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 46m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$3,500,000
Filming LocationsCalifornia · Arizona, United States of America
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler, starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Burl Ives. The supporting cast features Charles Bickford and Chuck Connors. Filmed in Technicolor and Technirama, the picture was based on the serialized magazine novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton and was co-produced by Wyler and Peck. The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass.
Burl Ives won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance, as well as the Golden Globe Award. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for the musical score, composed by Jerome Moross. The film is one of the few in which Heston plays a major supporting role rather than the lead.
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