The Big Land (1957 film)

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The Big Land (1957 film) is a 1957 American Western movie starring Alan Ladd as a former Confederate soldier who helps homesteaders build a town while battling corrupt cattle interests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
Western film
film
authorOfSourceWork Clay Fisher
basedOn The Big Land (novel)
linked to: The Big Land
cinematographyBy John F. Seitz NERFINISHED
colorProcess WarnerColor
countryOfOrigin United States
director Gordon Douglas
distributedBy Warner Bros.
editedBy William H. Ziegler NERFINISHED
featuresTheme cattle industry corruption
homesteading
town-building
filmingProcess 35 mm film
genre Western
hasGenre drama
language English
mainCharacter Chad Morgan
medium theatrical film
musicBy David Buttolph
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A former Confederate soldier helps homesteaders build a town and fights corrupt cattle interests controlling the market.
portrayedBy Alan Ladd
producer Alan Ladd
productionCompany Jaguar Productions
releaseDate 1957-03-01
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter James Edward Grant
Martin Rackin
setInPeriod post-American Civil War era
starring Alan Ladd
Anthony Caruso
Don Beddoe
Edmond O'Brien
Frank Faylen
James Anderson
John Qualen
King Donovan
Lewis Martin
Peter Hansen
Phyllis Coates
Ray Teal
Virginia Mayo

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Wells Root notableWork The Big Land (1957 film)
W. R. Burnett wroteScreenplayFor The Badlanders (1958 film)
linked to: The Big Land (1957 film)