Hannah Long Movie Review – The Big Country

Brent and Hannah Long discuss the 1958 Western ‘The Big Country’ directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons and Burl Ives among many others. Hannah is a passionate cinephile.  She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.  (0:50) ‘The Big Country’ in the Western genre; (4:00) William Wyler; (5:15) The cast; (7:20) Technorama; (9:30) Photography; (9:50) The score; (12:10) Tension and menace; (13:40) McKay; (15:50) A clash of values; (17:00) Themes of violence and hatred; (18:10) Burl Ives; (20:20) Leech; (23:00) Julie and Pat Links mentioned in this episode: Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.