The Big Country
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A retired ship captain moves west to marry and start life over as a rancher. He finds himself between two families at war over cattle watering rights, unaccepted by the local people, and in a deteriorating relationship.
Alternate Title:
Big country (Motion picture)
Additional Contributors:
Publisher:
Santa Monica, CA - MGM Home Entertainment
Series:
ISBN:
079284923x
Language:
English and
French
Awards & Distinctions:
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ives), 1959
Credits:
Director of photography, Franz F. Planer ; music, Jerome Moross ; supervising editor, Robert Swink.
Performers:
Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors, Alfonso Bedoya.
Suitability:
Not rated by MPAA
Notes:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1); Dolby digital mono
"From the novel by Donald Hamilton."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
Includes the original theatrical trailer
English or French language soundtrack with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
"From the novel by Donald Hamilton."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
Includes the original theatrical trailer
English or French language soundtrack with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
Statement of responsibility:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists presents William Wyler's production ; screenplay by James R. Webb & Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder ; adaptation by Jessamyn West & Robert Wyler ; produced by William Wyler & Gregory Peck ; directed by William Wyler
Physical description:
1 videodisc (167 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other author misc:
[Wyler, William, 1902-1981, Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003, Webb, James R, Bartlett, Sy, 1903-1978, Wilder, Robert, 1901-1974, West, Jessamyn, Wyler, Robert, 1900-1971, Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010, Baker, Carroll, 1931-, Heston, Charlton, Ives, Burl, 1909-1995, Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967, Hamilton, Donald, 1916-2006. Big country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists Corporation, MGM Home Entertainment Inc]
Call number:
DVD 792.9 B
Topical term:
[Ranching, Man-woman relationships, Ship captains, Vendetta]
Series:
Western legends
Publisher number:
1001591
Publisher source:
MGM Home Entertainment
Other standard identifier:
027616859013
Other series:
Western legends
Other language:
English or French language soundtrack with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

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