Film1958165 min

The Big Country

Name: The Big Country
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: 1958
Duration: 165 min
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives

Taste attributes: dramaromancewesternanimalsslowwholesomeheavylinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!"

Boxlist takeA moving, slow-burning western: polished and serious. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.6 /10

TMDB · 216 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

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