The Big Country Page #5

Synopsis: Retired, wealthy sea Captain Jame McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish and controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill. The Major is involved in a ruthless civil war, over watering rights for cattle, with a rough hewn clan led by Rufus Hannassey. The land in question is owned by Julie Maragon and both Terrill and Hannassey want it.
Genre: Romance, Western
Director(s): William Wyler
Production: MGM/UA
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1958
166 min
1,224 Views


What are you doin' here?

Where is he?

Three Wells, and he ain't gonna

take it good, you ridin' in here.

Where's Buck?

I don't know. In Rafael, maybe.

Anyway, he ain't here.

- See if she's lying, Steve.

- Jessy! Come here.

Search every one of these shacks.

You stay out of this house!

I hope you're enjoying yourself, Major!

He's not in there.

You want that, Major?

Let 'em have their fun.

You look mighty fine

on your horse, Major Terrill,

but someday somebody's

gonna pull you off.

Tell Rufus, the next time

I'll burn the place to the ground.

- Buck ain't around here, Major.

- We looked all over. Can't find him.

Ramn.

Yes, Mr. McKay?

Yes?

No.

- Come on.

- No...

- Come on!

- No!

No...

I'll give you some help, Ramn.

Una...

Dos...

Tres!

Why you want to ride him now,

if you don't ride him before?

Don't ask me why, Ramn.

But, Ramn, whatever happens,

this is strictly between you and me,

and the horse. Right?

But... maybe if the seorita...

Even the seorita.

No one must know. All right?

All right.

- Any advice?

- Yes.

Don't do it!

Thanks.

Cast off. I'm aboard.

No. No.

Pig!

Pig! I hope they get you!

Here's one of 'em. They've been

braggin' about it all over town.

Where are the others?

Well, there's Rafe.

That's two of 'em.

Now there's Blackie...

- Don't forget Buck.

- I'm not forgettin' Buck.

What you gonna do with us, Major?

We didn't mean no harm.

We were just havin' a little fun.

What do you think you're doin' here?

You got no call to treat us like this!

Pick him up.

Where's Buck?

- Where's Buck?!

- He lit out early this mornin'

He's probably halfway

to the canyon by now!

What you gonna do with us?

We didn't mean no harm!

Shut up! Don't crawl to him!

There are women and children here.

Take them down to the livery stable.

Let's go.

You wait till Rufus hears about this!

You ain't gonna feel so damn big then!

We didn't hurt Miss Terrill

or the dude none.

Let us go!

You gonna let 'em get away with this?!

You gonna let 'em ride into town

and take it over like they owned it?!

Whoa, boy.

Mucho! Bravo!

Arriba los buenos jinetes!

That's enough, Steve.

- Let's go.

- All right, Major.

Good day, Mr. Griggs.

We're civilised now, Mr. McKay.

I hope you'll stay around.

I'm thinking about it.

There's plenty of room out here.

It's a big country.

Rope him and hogtie him, Henry.

- Major...

- Jim, about what happened this morning.

I know exactly how you feel. I don't like

violence one bit better than you do.

What we did today had to be done.

I've tried my hand at talking to the

Hannasseys and it just doesn't work.

Jim, just stand on what I tell you.

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James R. Webb

James R. Webb (October 4, 1909 – September 27, 1974) was an American writer. He won an Academy Award in 1963 for How the West Was Won.Webb was born in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from Stanford University in 1930. During the 1930s he worked both as a screenwriter and a fiction writer for a number of national magazines, including Collier's Weekly, Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post. Webb was commissioned an army officer in June 1942 and became a personal aide to General Lloyd R. Fredendall who was commander of the II Corps (United States). Webb accompanied Fredendall to England in October 1942 and participated in the invasion of North Africa in November 1942 when the Second Corps captured the city of Oran. The Second Corps then attacked eastward into Tunisia. In February 1943 the German army launched a counterattack at Kasserine Pass which repulsed the Second Corps and nearly broke through the Allied lines. The Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower relieved Fredendall of command in March 1943 and sent him back to the United States where he became deputy commander of the Second United States Army at Memphis, Tennessee. Webb returned to the United States with Fredendall and later served in the European Theater. Webb left the Army after the war and returned to Hollywood, California, where he continued his work as a screenwriter. He died on September 27, 1974, and was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery. more…

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