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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792849230 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 079284923X Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Languages: Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) MPN: D1001591D Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 20, 2001 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 AwardÂ(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 OscarÂ(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:  - 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. Rating: - A terrific story and a great family film.This is a terrific movie and is a fabulous family film. Almost all of the left-wing allegory of the Cold War that William Wyler et al intended in the film is lost to history and will only be noticed by those looking for it. The cast is so fabulous that Charlton Heston is a secondary star in this film. He plays Steve Leech, the foreman of the Terrill Ranch and was raised there since a boy by Major Terrill (played by Charles Bickford). Gregory Peck plays James McKay, a ship's captain ... Read More |
