The Big Country

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Gregory Peck and Burl Ives in The Big Country

The Big Country

film by Wyler [1958]

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William Wyler
Films of the 1950s of William Wyler
A western, The Big Country (1958), followed. It was based on a novel by Donald Hamilton and featured a powerhouse cast that included Peck, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives (in an Academy Award-winning performance as best supporting actor), Charles Bickford, and Jean Simmons in a story about two…
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A western, The Big Country (1958), followed. It was based on a novel by Donald Hamilton and featured a powerhouse cast that included Peck, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives (in an Academy Award-winning performance as best supporting actor), Charles Bickford, and Jean Simmons in a story about two…
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Jean Simmons
(1953), Guys and Dolls (1955), The Big Country (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960), Spartacus (1960), and How to Make an American Quilt (1995).
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(1953), Guys and Dolls (1955), The Big Country (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960), Spartacus (1960), and How to Make an American Quilt (1995).
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