# The Big Country (1958)

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**Runtime**: 167 min
**Genres**: Drama, Western, Romance
**Directed by**: William Wyler
**Written by**: James R. Webb, Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder
**Starring**: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford

> *Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A sea captain trades sails for sagebrush only to find the Wild West’s feuds more treacherous than any storm. He arrives just in time to watch two ranching dynasties maul each other over a single, stubborn acre. The only thing bruised more than egos is his patience.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, epic

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