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.
Gregory Peck
James McKay
Jean Simmons
Julie Maragon
Carroll Baker
Patricia Terrill
Charlton Heston
Steve Leech
Burl Ives
Rufus Hannassey
Charles Bickford
Major Henry Terrill
Alfonso Bedoya
Ramón Guiteras
Chuck Connors
Buck Hannassey
Chuck Hayward
Rafe Hannassey
Buff Brady
Dude Hannassey
Jim Burk
Blackie / Cracker Hannassey
Dorothy Adams
Hannassey Woman
Chuck Roberson
Terrill Cowboy
Bob Morgan
Terrill Cowboy
John McKee
Terrill Cowboy
Slim Talbot
Terrill Cowboy
Roddy McDowall
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Hoehne Jr.
Lefty Hannassey cowhand (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Liveryman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Party Guest (uncredited)
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