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The Big Country

DramaRomanceWestern

The Big Country

1958 · 166 min · United States · English

The Big Country (1958) has a goodrecmovies Score of 76.7, ranked #620 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: great). It's a Drama, Romance and Western movie rated 7.9/10 on IMDb from 24,917 votes. Updated

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76.7goodrecmovies Score
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★ 7.9IMDb · 25k

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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10
Gregory Peck
James McKay
Jean Simmons
Julie Maragon
Carroll Baker
Patricia Terrill
Charlton Heston
Steve Leech
Burl Ives
Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford
Maj. Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya
Ramón Gutierrez
Chuck Connors
Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward
Rafe Hannassey
Buff Brady
Dude Hannassey

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