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The Big Country [DVD] [1958]

DVD ~ Gregory Peck

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Actors: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives
Directors: William Wyler
Writers: Donald Hamilton, James R. Webb, Jessamyn West, Robert Wilder, Robert Wyler
Producers: Gregory Peck
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Language English, Spanish
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: PG
Studio: MGM Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 11 Jun 2001
Run Time: 95 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005J9P6
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,868 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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William Wyler directed this epic Western, about the clash of East and West, intellect and action. Gregory Peck stars as a sea captain who moves way out West to marry Carroll Baker and become part of the ranch owned by her father (Charles Bickford). But he discovers that daddy's top hand (Charlton Heston) carries a torch for Baker and doesn't particularly like Peck stepping into his place. Peck also finds himself caught in the midst of a power struggle between Bickford and his surly neighbour, Burl Ives (and his reprehensibly bullying son, Chuck Connors). The Big Country is a long, sprawling tale that works because its characters are played by movie stars who know how to command the big screen in a big story. --Marshall Fine

Special Features
2.35 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English\German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Mono English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Mono
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Menu
Chapter Selection
Danish\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Norwegian\Spanish\Swedish

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5.0 out of 5 stars Atticus Finch goes West, 22 Jun 2004

By	Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This is a sprawling, glorious saga that will be appreciated by people who don't even like the Western genre. With fabulous cinematography, an excellent script, and two of my favorite actors, it's a film I never tire of watching.
Gregory Peck is the sea captain with principles who goes west to meet his future bride, only to find feuds and fighting, and some lawless varmints who need his "non violent" ways of resolving territorial issues. He is terrific as James McKay, who is sort of an Atticus Finch in boots, and looks mighty fine as well.
Charlton Heston has the smaller part as Leech, a foreman who is seething with jealousy and obeys the orders of his unscrupulous boss (rancher Terrill, played with subtle menace by Charles Bickford) as he yearns for his daughter. Heston is brilliant as this rather complex character, and would a year later star in director William Wyler's next epic, "Ben Hur", which is perhaps my all-time most viewed and enjoyed film.

Both female leads are wonderful, and are portrayed with enormous strength; Jean Simmons, with her luminous eyes is the schoolteacher, and Carroll Baker is the tough daughter of rancher Bickford, and is too much like her daddy to make a suitable bride for Peck.
Among the many strong performances in the supporting parts are Burl Ives, and received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his gnarly old Rufus, Chuck Connors is his bad to the bone son, and Alfonso Bedoya, is a delight as Ramon, who along with a horse named "Old Thunder", provides some of the humor in the film.
The score by Jerome Moross is lovely (and received an Oscar nomination) and the cinematography by Franz Planner spectacular. The film was shot in the Yuba and San Joaquin Counties in California, as well as canyon country in Chinly, Arizona, and it is breathtakingly beautiful.

If you like a good screen fight like I do, this has a great one, "mano a mano" between Peck and Heston; it initially has no music, just the pounding of the fists and the men gasping for breath, and is very effective.
Romance, drama, and lots of action make this a film that appeals to many, and is suitable for the whole family.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a full length version, 9 Nov 2004

By	"bobcar83" - See all my reviews

Despite what a previous reviewer said this is a full length version. The running time is 160 minutes which is slightly shorter than the NTSC version because of PAL conversion, nothing is cut from this film. Perhaps people could see the film before reviewing it.

The mistake was made because the original packaging said 95 minutes, this mistake is repeated on the Amazon listing (and most others).

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Country - an overlooked classic, 8 Jun 2007

By	Mr. S. Nunn (Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an unreservedly great film, in so many respects. Previous reviewers have made good points about it that need no repetition from me. What intrigues me is that The Big Country is a neglected piece of cinema (I think the Radio Times Film Guide makes this very point). It shows what an astonishingly good actor the late Gregory Peck was, a master of quiet understatement and dignity. I believe he was a co-producer of the movie, so it was something of a labour of love. Whether you view it as an allegory of the Cold War, i.e. the pointlessly destructive head-to-head belligerence of two giant opponents, or you see it as a a cracking good western, you can't be disappointed. I think what intrigues and impresses me above all is that the style of the film doesn't date at all. It looks as if it could have been made last year, not nearly fifty years ago, and in fact looks better than slightly later Western classics such as The Magnificent Seven. It just has a fresh feel about it and is one of very few films that I could watch over and over again (if I had the time..!|). There is subtlety and nuance in every frame and the pace doesn't flag. The plot is clever and not stereotyped. Oh yes, and Jerome Moross' fabulous music score is unforgettable. And the cinematography. Oh well, everything about it really. Fantastic film. Watch. Enjoy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars All Time Great
This is one of our all time favourites when there was always a message in the film and good triumphed over evil. This film should be on eveybody's list of all time greats!

Published 13 days ago by Reginald Blowers

5.0 out of 5 stars No country for old dudes
The biggest Western ever and not a single kiss passes between hero and heroine! - Ah, real men didn't stoop to the soppy stuff in them thar days. Read more

Published 6 months ago by JohnHoppy

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Film
The Big Country is a wondeful film starring a host of major stars. Gregory Peck gives a wonderful performance as an outsider coming to the West who doesn't quite fit in. Read more

Published 7 months ago by HBH

4.0 out of 5 stars Without a question this is a classic western movie
and this edition is quite good as well. Unfortunately, not all informations on Amazon are correct. There's NO German soundtrack version only a German version for the hearing... Read more

Published on 4 Jan 2007 by E., Holger

5.0 out of 5 stars He came from the sea
Two men, Major Henry Terrill (Charles Bickford) and Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives), each the head of their respective clans, feud over water rights. Read more

Published on 14 Sep 2004 by bernie

1.0 out of 5 stars Insult
This DVD copy of "The Big Country" really is a monumental insult to British viewers because, unlike the American version, it runs for just 95 minutes. Read more

Published on 8 Jul 2003 by Michael

5.0 out of 5 stars what does it mean to be a man?
James McKay (Gregory Peck)arrives from the east to a land where a man's honour and reputation -that is, what the others think of him- matter more than his actions, and need to be... Read more

Published on 23 Feb 2003 by Maria �lvarez Folgado

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Westerns Ever Made!!
If you ask me my favourite Gregory Peck movie, it would say to Kill a Mockingbird, but The Big Country and Guns of Navarrone have to rank up there closely. Read more

Published on 2 Dec 2002 by Deborah MacGillivray

5.0 out of 5 stars An All Time Classic -Non Better
I must admit I am not much of a Western fan, but after watching this movie it provided me with great hours of entertainment. Read more

Published on 10 Aug 2001 by Kevin J. Reid

4.0 out of 5 stars Nearly classic western
There is much that is good in this film. The actors, the landscapes and the basic situation. It is difficult to say, what it is lacking. Read more

Published on 27 Nov 2000 by Markku Ojanen

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