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This is a range war western starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Carol Baker, Jean Simmons, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives, and Chuck Connors. We are constanly reminded by the characters and cinematography how BIG the country is and I found myself syaing it at every vista long shot. Peck is a successful sea captain from the east who comes out west to cattle baron Bickford's sprawling ranch to wed Bickford's daughter (Baker), who he has met in Baltimore. He and foreman Heston take an immediate dislike to each other, exacerbated by Peck'e refusal to be pushed into a confrontation. Peck eventually falls in love with schoolteacher Simmons, Baker's supposed best friend, who also owns the ranch between Bickford's and arch rival Ives'. When a range war is escalated, Peck tries to stop it. Predictable but fun to see all the stars interact and to watch the Panavision/technicolor scenery. The DVD is much brighter and more satisfying than the laserdisc. Peck felt that the story was an allegory for the Cold War.
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Topic - "The Big Country" - rico 10:05:56 01/30/07 (15)
- TCM Feb 6, 8PM - PhilJ 07:17:10 02/01/07 (0)
- What a coincidence, Rico-this just happened to move to the top of my Netflix queue today - padreken 10:03:48 01/31/07 (0)
- Re: "The Big Country" - jamesgarvin 13:30:34 01/30/07 (1)
- Re: "The Big Country" - rico 14:26:01 01/30/07 (0)
- Perhaps the greatest of the "big" Hollywood films. Certainly, my favorite and a bonus? - tinear 12:36:42 01/30/07 (10)
- One of my favorite scores ever. - Harmonia 19:55:50 01/30/07 (0)
- Re: Perhaps the greatest of the "big" Hollywood films. Certainly, my favorite and a bonus? - DWPC 14:41:36 01/30/07 (2)
- Of all of Kunzel's Cincinnati Pops albums on Telarc, that one's my favorite - padreken 10:06:19 01/31/07 (1)
- Re: Of all of Kunzel's Cincinnati Pops albums on Telarc, that one's my favorite - DWPC 11:14:37 01/31/07 (0)
- Re: Perhaps the greatest of the "big" Hollywood films. Certainly, my favorite and a bonus? - rico 13:57:31 01/30/07 (5)
- So many memorable scenes. Who'd have thought that Burl Ives was such - tinear 09:11:29 01/31/07 (4)
- I must be senilescent to have forgotten his powerful "Cat" performance. Thanks for the - tinear 16:31:54 01/31/07 (0)
- Re: Burl Ives - rico 09:52:45 01/31/07 (2)
- Re: Burl Ives, plays a Sheriff in "Two Moon Junction" (nt) - grinagog 15:52:09 01/31/07 (0)
- And as a snowman.nt - jamesgarvin 10:13:46 01/31/07 (0)
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