The Big Country (1958)


The Big Country
Release Date01 October 1958
TaglineBig they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!
GenreDrama, Romance, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCalifornia, USA
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor

The Big Country is a 1958 American Western film directed by William Wyler. It stars Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, and Chuck Connors. It was based on the serialized magazine novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton.


Cast and Crew


Cast

James McKay

Julie Maragon

Patricia Terrill

Steve Leech

Rufus Hannassey

Maj. Henry Terrill

Ramón Guiteras

Buck Hannassey

Chuck Hayward
Rafe Hannassey

Buff Brady
Dude Hannassey

Jim Burk
Blackie, Cracker Hannassey

Hannassey woman

Chuck Roberson
Terrill cowboy

Terrill cowboy

John McKee
Terrill cowboy

Slim Talbot
Terrill cowboy

Richard Alexander
Party guest

Party guest

Jay W. Jensen
Cowboy

Donald Kerr
Liveryman

Carey Paul Peck
Boy

Jonathan Peck
Boy

Stephen Peck
Boy

Ralph Sanford
Party guest

Director

Writer

Donald Hamilton

Jessamyn West

Robert Wyler

James R. Webb

Robert Wilder

Producer

producer

Robert Wyler
associate producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Franz Planer

Editor

Robert Belcher
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John Faure
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Casting Director

Art Director

Frank Hotaling
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Set Decorator

Edward G. Boyle
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Costume Designer

Emile Santiago
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Yvonne Wood
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Makeup Department

Dan Greenway
makeup artist

Harry Maret
makeup artist

Joan St. Oegger
hair stylist

Production Manager

Tom Andre
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ray Gosnell Jr.
second assistant director

Henry Hartman
assistant director: second unit

Robert Swink
second unit director

Ivan Volkman
assistant director

John Waters
second unit director

Sound Department

Del Harris
sound effects editor

Roger Heman Sr.
sound recordist

John K. Kean
sound recordist

Stunts

Bill Babcock
stunts

Jim Burk
stunts

Martha Crawford
stunt double: Carroll Baker, stunt double: Jean Simmons

Donna Hall
stunts

Chuck Hayward
stunts

John McKee
stunts

stunts

stunts

Chuck Roberson
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Wallace Chewning
director of photography: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eddie Armand
costumer

Neva Rames
costumer

Editorial Department

Robert Swink
supervising editor

assistant editor

Music Department

Lloyd Young
music editor

orchestrator

Gil Grau
orchestrator

Bernard Mayers
orchestrator

Conrad Salinger
orchestrator

Other Crew

Saul Bass
title designer

Carl P. Benoit
location manager

Sam Freedle
script supervisor

Clarence Marks
assistant: William Wyler

Production Company

Anthony Productions
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Worldwide Productions
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Distributor

United Artists

United Artists

Image Entertainment

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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ClassicLine

MGM Home Entertainment

Continental Home Vídeo

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Chapel Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment

Tocantins