Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1958 Wide
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In The Big Country Gregory Peck plays a seafaring man who heads west to marry Carroll Baker, the daughter of rancher Charles Bickford. Bickford is currently embroiled in a water-rights feud with covetous Burl Ives, so both he and his daughter are hoping that Peck can take care of himself. But Peck, who doesn't belief in fisticuffs, appears to be a coward, especially when challenged by Bickford's cocksure foreman Charlton Heston. The far-from-cowardly Peck decides to distance himself from the
Unrated, 2 hr. 45 min.
Jan 1, 1958 Wide
Mar 20, 2001
MGM/UA
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0) | DVD (7)
Overblown western meant to debunk the western myth.
Wide open-spaced mega western, full of stars, color, and a great Jerome Moross score.
As Charlton Heston explained ..., 'it's connected with the American ethos - America was made for Westerns.'
Excellent Movie, Charlton Heston arrives in a western town looking like a typical gentlemen from the east, he has to prove himself not only to local cow hands but also to the father of his future bride. Story has many turns and twist. Interesting to see Burl Ives and Chuck Connors in this movie. A Classic that should
April 8, 2010Super Reviewer
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