The Big Country
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Oct 19, 2026
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
I have an older copy of...
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
What's the name of that movie? I have a DVD of The Big Country with Gregory Peck.
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
So I had a standard definition, really bad transfer, really ugly.
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
That is a film that was shot in a very specific format.
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
Just an incredible film.
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
Just one of the most epic Westerns, wide open vistas.
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
They say the big country and they did camera work that really captured the big country.
Juan Carlos BagnellHOST
I have two copies of this movie now.
Jen ChavezHOST
Chelsea Rose, Christy Ghoshy, Alan Zhou, Dave Miller, and I did the interviews you heard.
Jen ChavezHOST
You heard clips from the westerns Red River, Lonesome Dove, and The Big Country.
Jen ChavezHOST
Music in this episode comes from Audio Network.
Jen ChavezHOST
And if you have a question for us, please reach out.
Tristan EttlemanHOST
... later, but
Scout TafoyaGUEST
... it's very funny that he tries to come back to it for The Big Country.
Scout TafoyaGUEST
Um-
Tristan EttlemanHOST
Mm.
Adam NightingaleHOST
...
Adam NightingaleHOST
if, if you're up for another three-hour movie, and, and, and it, and it, it, it, watch The Big Country.
Damian AsherHOST
Oh, mate-
Adam NightingaleHOST
The, the m- m-
Damian AsherHOST
It's, it's been on the tip of my tongue to watch, really.
Damian AsherHOST
Like, I, I, I, that was the...
Damian AsherHOST
I was thinking, "I must watch The Big Country," because I know that music so well.
Damian AsherHOST
I used to have it as a, a kid on a vinyl.
speaker_0HOST
Okay, this has been an incredible journey, but we have reached our final deep dive, the movie that holds the number one spot for elevating its source material.
speaker_1HOST
The Big Country from 1958.
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Directed by William Wyler, adapted from Donald Hamilton's novel.
speaker_1HOST
novel.And the plot here is a fantastic subversion of the genre.
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And almost immediately upon arrival, his civilized sensibilities are put to the test as he gets entangled in a massive, violent, generations-long blood feud between two powerful ranching families fighting over water rights.
speaker_1HOST
And the cast is just a powerhouse: Gregory Peck, Carroll Baker, Charles Bickford, and Burl Ives, who actually won an Oscar for his role.
speaker_0HOST
Now, what is truly fascinating about The Big Country being the ultimate example of a movie beating a book is that it presents a massive contradiction.
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A huge contradiction.
Nan McNamaraHOST
I'm like, "Okay, I see what you're doing."
John DiLeoGUEST
And unfortunately, she did that, and she's in Giant, and she's in The Big Country, but then by the time you get to the '60s, the roles aren't good, and then she's in The Carpetbaggers and Harlow-
Nan McNamaraHOST
Oh, yeah
John DiLeoGUEST
... and she's bordering on joke.