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The Big Country

1958·2h 46m·Approved
DramaRomanceWestern
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
24,298 votes
Metascore
61
Metacritic

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

The Big Country is a 1958 drama romance movie directed by William Wyler, starring Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 24,298 votes and runs 2h 46m.

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Director
William Wyler
Stars
Charlton Heston
Gregory Peck
Jean Simmons
Carroll Baker
Details
1958-10-01
166 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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