The Big Country

The Big Country
The Big Country
	Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass
Directed by	William Wyler
Screenplay by	James R. Webb; Sy Bartlett; Robert Wilder;
Story by	Jessamyn West; Robert Wyler;
Based on	Ambush at Blanco Canyon; by Donald Hamilton
Produced by	William Wyler; Gregory Peck;
Starring	Gregory Peck; Jean Simmons; Charlton Heston; Carroll Baker; Burl Ives; Charles Bickford; Chuck Connors;
Cinematography	Franz F. Planer, ASC
Edited by	Robert Belcher; John Faure; Robert Swink (sup);
Music by	Jerome Moross
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 13, 1958 (Atlantic City);
Running time	166 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Spanish;
Box office	$3.5 million (US and Canada rentals)

The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler, starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Burl Ives. The supporting cast features Charles Bickford and Chuck Connors. Filmed in Technicolor and Technirama, the picture was based on the serialized magazine novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton^[3] and was co-produced by Wyler and Peck. The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass.

Burl Ives won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance, as well as the Golden Globe Award. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for the musical score, composed by Jerome Moross. The film is one of the few in which Heston plays a major supporting role rather than the lead.

^ "Four Eastern Openings For 'Big' This Week". Motion Picture Daily: 2. August 13, 1958.
^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M146.
^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.