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The Big Country (1958) 1958

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The Big Country (1958)
Cast
Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Connors, Chuck Hayward, Buff Brady
Director
William Wyler, Robert Swink
Producer
William Wyler, Gregory Peck
Writer
Robert Wilder, Jessamyn West, Donald Hamilton, James Webb, Sy Bartlett
Duration
02:45:00
Release
Wednesday January 1 1958
Genre
Drama
Distributor
MGM/UA

Synopsis

An ex-ship captain arrives in the West to marry a rancher's daughter and finds himself caught up in the middle of a feud with a rival rancher. Soon, he becomes disillusioned with the bickering and, seeing that his-wife-to-be is agreeing with it all, he meets in falls in love with a local schoolteacher.


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