The Big Country

"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."

Cast

Gregory Peck

as James McKay

Jean Simmons

as Julie Maragon

Carroll Baker

as Patricia Terrill

Charlton Heston

as Steve Leech

Burl Ives

as Rufus Hannassey

Charles Bickford

as Major Henry Terrill

Alfonso Bedoya

as Ramón Guiteras

Chuck Connors

as Buck Hannassey

Chuck Hayward

as Rafe Hannassey

Buff Brady

as Dude Hannassey

Jim Burk

as Blackie / Cracker Hannassey

Dorothy Adams

as Hannassey Woman

Chuck Roberson

as Terrill Cowboy

Bob Morgan

as Terrill Cowboy

John McKee

as Terrill Cowboy

Slim Talbot

as Terrill Cowboy

Roddy McDowall

as Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

as Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

as Party Guest (uncredited)

William Hoehne Jr.

as Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Liveryman (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Frank Hotaling

Art Direction

Dorothy Whitney

Casting

Donald Hamilton

Novel

William Wyler

Producer

Franz Planer

Director of Photography

Robert Wilder

Screenplay

Robert Belcher

Editor

Sy Bartlett

Screenplay

John Faure

Editor

James R. Webb

Screenplay

William Wyler

Director

Gregory Peck

Producer

Jerome Moross

Original Music Composer

Fred Mandl

Camera Operator

Dan Greenway

Makeup Artist

Joan St. Oegger

Hairstylist

Edward G. Boyle

Set Decoration

Yvonne Wood

Costume Design

Buff Brady

Stunts

Ivan Volkman

Assistant Director

Harry Maret

Makeup Artist

Saul Bass

Title Graphics

Slim Talbot

Stunts

Robert Swink

Supervising Film Editor

Jessamyn West

Adaptation

Robert Wyler

Adaptation

Del Harris

Sound Effects Editor

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound Recordist

Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Robert Swink

Second Unit

Neva Rames

Set Costumer

Gil Grau

Orchestrator

Gale McGarry

Hairstylist

John K. Kean

Sound Recordist

Bernard Mayers

Orchestrator

Sam Freedle

Script Supervisor

Hal Ashby

Assistant Editor

Robert Gary

Script Supervisor

Carey Leverette

Choreographer

Harry Sundby

Gaffer

Chuck Hayward

Stunts

Robert Swink

Second Unit Director

John McKee

Stunts

Chuck Roberson

Stunts

Al Gonzales

Special Effects

Robert Wyler

Associate Producer

Bill Babcock

Stunts

Donna Hall

Stunts

Bob Morgan

Stunts

Harry Alphin

Sound Effects Editor

Slim Pickens

Stunts

Jim Burk

Stunts

Eddie Garvin

Camera Operator

Martha Crawford

Stunt Double

Ray Gosnell Jr.

Second Assistant Director

Emile Santiago

Costume Design

Hal Needham

Stunts

Robert Templeton

Second Assistant Director

John Livesley

Key Grip

John Waters

Second Unit Director