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The Resource The big country, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists presents William Wyler's production ; screenplay by James R. Webb & Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder ; adaptation by Jessamyn West & Robert Wyler ; produced by William Wyler & Gregory Peck ; directed by William Wyler

The big country, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists presents William Wyler's production ; screenplay by James R. Webb & Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder ; adaptation by Jessamyn West & Robert Wyler ; produced by William Wyler & Gregory Peck ; directed by William Wyler

Label
The big country
Title
The big country
Statement of responsibility
Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists presents William Wyler's production ; screenplay by James R. Webb & Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder ; adaptation by Jessamyn West & Robert Wyler ; produced by William Wyler & Gregory Peck ; directed by William Wyler
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
A retired ship captain moves west to marry and start life over as a rancher. He finds himself between two families at war over cattle watering rights, unaccepted by the local people, and in a deteriorating relationship
Member of
Awards note
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ives), 1959.
Cataloging source
ZCU
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Big country (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Franz F. Planer ; music, Jerome Moross ; supervising editor, Robert Swink
Dewey number
791.43
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
English or French language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.B553 2001
PerformerNote
Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors, Alfonso Bedoya
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1916-2003
  • 1903-1978
  • 1901-1974
  • 1900-1971
  • 1929-2010
  • 1931-
  • 1909-1995
  • 1891-1967
  • 1902-1981
  • 1916-2006
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Peck, Gregory
  • Webb, James R
  • Bartlett, Sy
  • Wilder, Robert
  • West, Jessamyn
  • Wyler, Robert
  • Simmons, Jean
  • Baker, Carroll
  • Heston, Charlton
  • Ives, Burl
  • Bickford, Charles
  • Wyler, William
  • Hamilton, Donald
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • United Artists Corporation
  • MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Runtime
167
Series statement
Western legends
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ranching
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Ship captains
  • Vendetta
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The big country, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists presents William Wyler's production ; screenplay by James R. Webb & Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder ; adaptation by Jessamyn West & Robert Wyler ; produced by William Wyler & Gregory Peck ; directed by William Wyler
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
  • "From the novel by Donald Hamilton."
  • Includes the original theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
2299721
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (167 min.)
Isbn
9780792849230
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
027616859013
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
1001591
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The big country, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists presents William Wyler's production ; screenplay by James R. Webb & Sy Bartlett, Robert Wilder ; adaptation by Jessamyn West & Robert Wyler ; produced by William Wyler & Gregory Peck ; directed by William Wyler
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
  • "From the novel by Donald Hamilton."
  • Includes the original theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
2299721
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (167 min.)
Isbn
9780792849230
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
027616859013
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
1001591
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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