The Big Country

1958 film by William Wyler
Movie film Q303477
The Big Country
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The Big Country

Summary

The Big Country is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Country received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].
  • The Big Country's image is recorded as The Big Country Baker Peck screenshot.jpg[4].
  • The Big Country's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Big Country's director is recorded as William Wyler[6].
  • The Big Country's screenwriter is recorded as James R. Webb[7].
  • The Big Country's screenwriter is recorded as Sy Bartlett[8].
  • The Big Country's screenwriter is recorded as Jessamyn West[9].
  • The Big Country's composer is recorded as Jerome Moross[10].
  • The Big Country's genre is recorded as Western film[11].
  • The Big Country's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Gregory Peck[13].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Jean Simmons[14].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Charlton Heston[15].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Carroll Baker[16].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Burl Ives[17].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Charles Bickford[18].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Chuck Connors[19].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Roddy McDowall[20].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Alfonso Bedoya[21].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Bob Morgan[22].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Chuck Roberson[23].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Adams[24].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Richard Alexander[25].
  • The Big Country's cast member is recorded as Ralph Sanford[26].
  • The Big Country's producer is recorded as Gregory Peck[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Gregory Peck[27] and William Wyler[28]. The Big Country's director is recorded as William Wyler[6]. Screenwriters include James R. Webb[7], Sy Bartlett[8], and Jessamyn West[9]. Cast members include Gregory Peck[13], Jean Simmons[14], Charlton Heston[15], Carroll Baker[16], Burl Ives[17], and Charles Bickford[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1958-08-13T00:00:00Z[29], +1958-08-21T00:00:00Z[30], +1958-10-11T00:00:00Z[31], +1958-12-25T00:00:00Z[32], +1959-01-08T00:00:00Z[33], and +1959-03-01T00:00:00Z[34]. The Big Country's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include Western film[11] and drama film[12].

Reception

The Big Country received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3]. Reviews include 7.1/10[36], 100%[37], and 61/100[38].

Why It Matters

The Big Country ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did The Big Country receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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