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Release Date: Oct 01, 1958
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors, Carroll Baker, Jean Simmons, Gregory Peck
MPAA Rating: NR

Retired, wealthy sea Captain Jame McKay (Gregory Peck) arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill (Carroll Baker). McKay is a man whose values & approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers & ranch foreman Steve Leech (Charlton Heston) takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish & controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill (Charles Bickford). The Major is involved in a ruthless civil war, over watering rights for cattle, with a rough hewn clan led by Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives). The land in question is owned by Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons) & both Terrill & Hannassey want it.

CleanFlicks Parental Advice
General
  • Contains some adult themes (Fueding, Romance)
Language
  • D-word
Sex/Non-Graphic Nudity
  • some implied sexual content
  • some sexuality (Unmarried kissing,)
Violence
  • some non-graphic violence (3 Men are killed in shootouts, Other men are whipped off camera. One scene where a man tries to rape a women)
Drugs/Alcohol
  • Smoking (Characters smoke throughout the film)
  • Drinking (Characters drink throughout the film.)

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