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Actors: Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives, Carroll Baker
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Big Country |
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This western is an exciting epic that holds you on the edge of your seat, right to its end! A William Wyler directed movie with a superb cast of characters, its story takes place on the beautiful expanse of the western "Big Country". Gregory Peck arrives on the scene from the Navy, in pursuit of his love, the daughter of the biggest ranch, and the biggest ego to go with it. He is unaware of the continual war taking place between her father and family rivals who continually battle out their use of the water for their livestock.
Peck's rival, a cowboy who was on the scene before him and who loves his woman, continues to make him prove his honor by insulting him. Events gradually heat up to the point where shoot-outs and bullets fly. Honor is not restored, until the end when Peck finally takes on the "big country" and a new love. Lots of cowboy shoot outs and excitement make this epic a western never to be forgotten!
--Beth Schnell, Resident Scholar
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THE BIG COUNTRY is a 1958 movie directed by multiple awards winner William Wyler. Gregory Peck arrives from the east in order to marry the daughter of one of the biggest ranchers of "the big country". His civilized manners will soon hurt the feelings of the local cowboys who prefer to shoot than to argue.
An epic western in superb landscapes. A movie to rediscover.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- cattle rustling
- hunting down outlaws
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
- not employed but independently wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- farmer
- cowboy
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- white
Hair type
- (man) bald
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Desert?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
- lots of descript of animal care
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- mission to protect something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
- Country/Western
Is this movie based on a
- book
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