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Overview

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Director:
William Wyler
Writers:
Donald Hamilton (novel)
Jessamyn West (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
1 October 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Western more
Tagline:
Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!
Plot:
A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(4 articles)
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User Comments:
Perfect movie, Perfect music. more (106 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gregory Peck ... James McKay

Jean Simmons ... Julie Maragon

Carroll Baker ... Patricia Terrill

Charlton Heston ... Steve Leech

Burl Ives ... Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford ... Maj. Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya ... Ramón Guiteras
Chuck Connors ... Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward ... Rafe Hannassey
Buff Brady ... Dude Hannassey
Jim Burk ... Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Dorothy Adams ... Hannassey woman
Chuck Roberson ... Terrill cowboy
Bob Morgan ... Terrill cowboy
John McKee ... Terrill cowboy
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Additional Details

Runtime:
165 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

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Trivia:
Alfonso Bedoya's last film. A longtime alcoholic, he died before it was released. more
Goofs:
Continuity: There are two kinds of mouth pieces cowboys use to handle a horse. In the scene where James McKay keeps on mounting and falling from that horse Thunder, sometimes the horse is using a "bridlle" and sometimes he's using a "brake". more
Quotes:
Rufus Hannassey: [forced to shoot his own son] I told you! I told you I'd do it. I told you, but you wouldn't believe me! Damn your soul, I told you! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in It's Showtime (1976) more

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32 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Perfect movie, Perfect music., 24 December 2000
10/10
Author: NativeTexan from Georgia

There's just not one thing wrong with this movie. The casting is perfect, as is the direction, cinematography, script, and music. The score by Jerome Moross is perfection, and my personal favorite of all the great western movie scores. All the actors/actresses are a perfect fit for their roles, and the male cast of Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives, and Chuck Connors (who shines as the thoroughly bad Buck Hannassey) is ensemble acting at it's best. Carol Baker and Jean Simmons are luminous, compelling, and strangely powerful.

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