The Big Country 1958  N/R, 166 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Hayward, Dorothy Adams, Buff Brady, Jim Burk, Chuck Roberson, Bob Morgan, John McKee
James McKay (Gregory Peck) is a sea captain from the East who heads to the West and finds himself involved in the feud of his fiancee Pat's (Carroll Baker) family. Pat's father, Major Henry Terrill (Charles Bickford), is in the middle of a power struggle with his neighbor Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives) over water rights. In the midst of the feuding, James and Pat grow apart, and James falls in love with schoolmarm Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons). By story's end, the Major and Hannassey have shot and killed each other, Julie and James are together on her ranch, and Pat and her ranch foreman (Charlton Heston) are living happily ever after. Burl Ives won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Sometimes a Great Notion 1970   PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure
aka: Never Give an Inch
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel, Cliff Potts, Linda Lawson, Joe Maross, Lee de Broux, Roy Poole, Sam Gilman, Jim Burk, Roy Jenson, Charles Tyner
An Oregon logging family, the Stampers, suffer personal tragedy through the accidental deaths of two members while refusing to go along with a labor strike. Richard Jaeckel was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe Ben Stamper. The drowning scene in which Joe Ben dies is a movie highlight. 1 User Review
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| | good 12/23/2007 | | This was one of my all time FAVORITE movies! I would love to be able to purchase it on DVD. |
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aka: Never Give an Inch
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