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The Big Country, led by Gregory Peck, stood the test of time and earned a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's star-studded cast and innovative techniques helped it to become a standout in the Western genre. Watch the timeless classic on MGM+, Fubo, or Pluto TV, and experience the visual storytelling for yourself.

Bringing an ensemble cast to the screen, led by Gregory Peck, The Big Country may not have made a major impact on its release in 1958. However, the film has gone on to be considered one of the best Westerns of the era and now sits at a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. This is due to various factors, but William Wyler's epic Western has continued to get accolades from those who discovered the movie for the first time decades after its release.

We will look at the cast and crew behind The Big Country, the...

Ya know, “It’s a Big Country!” Westerns and pacifism are like oil and water, but William Wyler, Jessamyn West and three other top writers found a way for Gregory Peck to surmount eight showdowns and never fire a pistol in anger. Jean Simmons and Charlton Heston win top acting honors, while Burl Ives earns his Oscar, Carroll Baker gets the thankless role and composer Jerome Moross makes western music history. MGM’s remastering job fixes the problems of an earlier Blu-ray, and even brings the title sequence up to tip top condition. Plus several hours of special extras.

The Big Country

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1958 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 166 min. / Street Date June 5, 2018 / 60th Anniversary Edition / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Connors, Chuck Hayward, Dorothy Adams, Chuck Roberson.

Cinematography: Franz F. Planer

Film Editor: Robert Swink...

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