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The Big Country

Name: The Big Country
Director: William Wyler
Genre: Drama, Western, Romance
Released: 1958-08-13
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives

DramaWesternRomance

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

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Cast

Gregory PeckJean SimmonsCarroll BakerCharlton HestonBurl IvesCharles BickfordAlfonso BedoyaChuck ConnorsChuck HaywardBuff BradyJim BurkDorothy Adams

Director

William Wyler

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