The Big Country
“Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!”
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Genres
Drama, Western, Romance
Studio
United Artists
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Big Country performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$3.5M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$504K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
James McKay
Gregory Peck
James McKay
Julie Maragon
Jean Simmons
Julie Maragon
Patricia Terrill
Carroll Baker
Patricia Terrill
Steve Leech
Charlton Heston
Steve Leech
Rufus Hannassey
Burl Ives
Rufus Hannassey
Major Henry Terrill
Charles Bickford
Major Henry Terrill
Ramón Guiteras
Alfonso Bedoya
Ramón Guiteras
Buck Hannassey
Chuck Connors
Buck Hannassey
Rafe Hannassey
Chuck Hayward
Rafe Hannassey
Dude Hannassey
Buff Brady
Dude Hannassey
Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Jim Burk
Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Hannassey Woman
Dorothy Adams
Hannassey Woman
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