At 2 hours and 50 minutes, this picture would have had to be good to keep me interested. It was. The story was riveting and the western scenery was awesome.
A retired sea captain, James McKay, played by Gregory Peck, decides to try a life on the western frontier. He finds himself in the middle of a personal feud between two big ranchers and a fight over water. The story blurs the line between the good guys and the bad guys. Besides Peck, other stars include Charlton Heston and Burl Ives.
My Rating: *****
I agree that "The Big Country" was a good movie and would pose the following questions to the class.
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2. Name the actor (or actress) who "owned" this body of water.
3. Burl Ives has to shoot his own son in the movie because he draws his gun on Gregory Peck during a fist fight. What actor played the son?
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