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The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler, starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Charles Bickford.The supporting cast features Burl Ives and Chuck Connors.
Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] One of J. Arthur Rank 's "well-spoken young starlets," she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Britain during and after the Second World War, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.
Gregory Peck, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Connors, Chuck Hayward, Dorothy Adams, Chuck Roberson Epic Western Bitter Heritage
The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1958 starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Chuck Connors. [1] [2] The film adaptation was mostly faithful to the plot of the novel, while simplifying the story and eliminating some characters. [3]
Gregory Peck (1916–2003) [1] was an American actor who had an extensive career in film, television, radio, and on stage. Peck's breakthrough role was as a Catholic priest who attempts to start a mission in China in the 1944 film The Keys of the Kingdom, for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Charles Ambrose Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) [1] was an American actor known for supporting roles. [2] He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947) and Johnny Belinda (1948).
Freidlob wanted Jean Simmons, Susan Hayward or Eleanor Parker for the female lead and Gregory Peck or Tyrone Power for the male lead. He planned to shoot 90% of the film on location in South Africa and 10% in Europe. [9] Eventually Henry King was signed to direct, and Susan Hayward to star. [10]