Story Line
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
“Big they fought! Big they loved! Big their story!”
Top Cast

Gregory Peck
James McKay

Jean Simmons
Julie Maragon

Carroll Baker
Patricia Terrill

Charlton Heston
Steve Leech

Burl Ives
Rufus Hannassey

Charles Bickford
Major Henry Terrill
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1958-08-13
Runtime
2h 47m
Genres
DramaWesternRomance
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User Reviews (2)

John Chard
8/10
•2/7/2017I'm not going to go on living in the middle of a civil war.
Retired sea Captain James McKay (Gregory Peck) arrives in the sprawling land of the West to marry fiancée Patricia Terrill (Carroll Baker). With an amiable, almost pacifistic approach to ...

CinemaSerf
7/10
•4/13/2023Gregory Peck ("McKay") is a well off, retired, sea captain who arrives to marry his fiancée "Pat Terrill" (Carroll Baker) and finds himself amidst the mother of all turf wars between her father "Major Terrill" (Charles Bickford) and his arch rival "R...






