1957 · 92 min · western · romans

The Big Land

Znany też jako: Med glødende bly · Herrscher über weites Land · Oi lykoi tou Missouri · Buffalo Grass · Stampeded · Koston maa · Les loups dans la vallée · Jaget på flukt · Orizzonti lontani · Daikôgen · 大荒原(1957) · Nascimento de um Império · Encontro com o Diabo · Ţinutul întins · Grandes horizontes · La gran tierra · Jagad på flykten · Canavarlar yatağı

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

After the Civil War, bitterness remained between Southerners and Northerners. In order to supply eastern cities with beef, former Confederates from Texas drove their herds to the rail-heads in Missouri. After a long and hard cattle drive through the Bad Lands, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan and his partners arrive at a rail-head in Missouri where corrupt cattle buyer Brog and his gunfighter partner offer to purchase the Texans' herds for a pitiful sum. Brog knows the cattle are weakened by the long drive from Texas and cannot survive a return drive to Texas. He also knows the Texans are desperate to sell for any amount of money they can settle for. After selling their herds to crooked buyer Brog, the Texans blame their partner Chad Morgan for their misfortune. It was Chad who suggested they sell their herds in Missouri. Heartbroken, Chad splits with his partners. On a rainy night, Chad is refused lodging by embittered Northerners who still see him as a Confederate enemy. He ...

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Gordon Douglas

Główne role: Alan Ladd jako Chad Morgan, Virginia Mayo jako Helen Jagger, Edmond O'Brien jako Joe Jagger, Anthony Caruso jako Brog, Julie Bishop jako Kate Johnson, John Qualen jako Sven Johnson

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Scenariusz

Frank Gruber, David Dortort, Martin Rackin