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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792836476 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792836472 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Languages: Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Release Date: September 01, 1998 Running Time: 167 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: October 01, 1958 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: 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 neighbor, Burl Ives (and his reprehensibly bullying son, Chuck Connors). This long, sprawling tale works because its characters are played by movie stars who know how to command the big screen in a big story. --Marshall Fine Description: One of Hollywood's greatest directors teams with a cast of incredible screen legends for this bold,sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolveto save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves. Four-time Academy Award(r) winner* William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as "a work of art" (Motion Picture Herald). Starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Chuck Connors and Burl Ives (in an Oscar(r)-winning** performance), this magnificently entertaining epic will take your breath away with unbridled suspense, exhilarating excitement and explosive drama on a grand scale. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One of my all time favorites -- portraying great valuesThis is truly another classic Western movie. What's so great about this one is that it highlights honor and dignity and other great values. It's not a macho type Western, but truly a great film. Great cast and great story. A bit long, but definitely worth watching. Rating:  - Inferior quality DVDI bought this movie because it ia my favorite western, however after watching it without any problems, it will no longer play. It was handled with the utmost care, no scratches, didn't touch surface, next time I inserted it, just would not load. All of my other DVD's work fine.The Big Country Rating: - Eastern gentleman tries to tame the wild westThere have been many fine reviews of this film already. Thus, I will largely confine my remarks to one of the themes of the film: the incompatabilities that most contributed to the breakup of marriage plans between Jim McKay (Gregory Peck) and Pat Terrill(Carroll Baker). But, first, I would like to point out that, although not hinted in the film, the feud between the Hannasseys and Terrills was likely rooted in ethnic and religious bigotry. Hannassey is an Irish name, whereas the Terrills were ... Read More Rating: - My purchase of Big CountryThe Movie, The Big Country, one of my all time favorites, The price was Great and I received it much sooner than I had expected. Thanks, Carolyn Rating: - One of the best in the westerm genre.With as title like this, you would expect a big cast of big actors, and this film delivers. It gets center stage in my DVD cabinet, as one of my favorite westerns, and near the top of my alltime favorite movies. |
