The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston and Burl Ives. The supporting cast features Charles Bickford and Chuck Connors. 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. The film is one of very few pictures in which Heston plays a major supporting role instead of the lead.
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 by Jerome Moross.
A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
This is a great movie with a star cast with great acting. They just don't make westerns like this anymore.
There is a download arrow in center of top of page:
Link: The Big Country
Replies
Good movie. Big cast too.