The Big Country

Directed by William Wyler

Written by Donald Hamilton, Robert Wilder, James R. Webb, Sy Bartlett, Robert Wyler

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.

Cast

Gregory Peck

James McKay

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

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Buff Brady

Dude Hannassey

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Jim Burk

Blackie / Cracker Hannassey

Dorothy Adams

Hannassey Woman