The Big Country - Behind the Scenes
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- A light-hearted look behind the scenes during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, The Big Country. Narrated by one of the film's stars, Jean Simmons, the clip shows some of the actors from the film interacting in various contrived situations.
Jean Simmons got overlooked many times in her fabulous career, also The Big Country should have received atleast two other awards besides Burl Ives oscar, One for Best Picture of 1958 and one for Jerome Moross for his memorable score!!!!!
What an amazing western. Everyone was perfectly cast. Along with spectacular scenery and incredible music. Great horseback stunts too. Never get tired of watching it.
Almost forgot, Jean Simmons, beautiful, talented and really very unique.
Agree 100% on every point!
Jean Simmons was absolutely radiant! Even when she was painting she was beautiful!!
Man. The scene where Leach rides up to the Major followed by rest of the crew is one of the most amazing one shots I've ever seen.
Agreed!
Totally agree!!
I just watched this film on the Criterion Channel. IMHO: It is the perfect storm of all the film arts coming together to create A SPECTACULAR WESTERN CLASSIC!
100% spot on!
How cool was that? And to be narrated by the lovely Jean Simmons made it even better.
Great cast, great movie, beautiful country and the greatest soundtrack ever. Thanks for sharing this.
Jean Simmons was beautiful, classy and talented.
I always loved these behind the scenes reels.
where can I find more good sir ?
That was wonderful. One of the best movies ever.
This is a treasure trove. William Wyler is the icon of icons. And Jean Simmons- this is priceless. Gregory Peck, Burl Ives, Charleston Heston and Carol Baker. And let’s not forget Harry Boy - the newest star. This is phenomenal. Thank you so much. The Big Country is one of my favorite films and this is a gift for sure. Burl Ives is adorable!!!!
I adore the incandescent Jean Simmons!
I was thinking the same thing. Chuck played as somewhat of a villain here. He was usually a good guy. But sure was a terrific movie.
Unbelievable that this woman starred in Big Country, Elmer Gantry and Spartacus in three years and wasn't even nominated for an Oscar, let alone win one, or two. Jean was the best actress of her generation
What's even worse is that she spent her final years and died penniless alcoholic and alone.
@@njpaddler what the hell you talking about completely bullcrap !!!!!!
@@njpaddler Simmons died from lung cancer at her home in Santa Monica on 22 January 2010, nine days shy of her 81st birthday. She is interred in Highgate Cemetery, London.
@@johnlouis5529 the documentaries do sort of make it sound like she was living a rather lonely life in the end ... I don't know if that's true though
There was a wonderful movie with her and Robert Preston called ALL THE WAY HOME .
It was a different kind of movie and Robert Preston was great in it .
It's here on the tube but you have to pay for it and that's a shame that it's not for free
I also have interviews with Peck and Heston specifically about their experiences during the filming of this movie. Perhaps I should post them too?
This is one of my favorite Actress and I love this movie. Every time it's on cable TV we watch it.
Yes it was a great movie. Can you imagine these guys at well over 6 feet tall, like Connors was I think 6'5" or more and cowboy boots? That would be a mighty intimidating character and also Peck was tall. Dressed in all their western attire! I wish I could have been there and seen some of these men on set. I just love westerns!
@Just think And Peck wore lifts!
Thanks for posting this short about one of my fave movies! What a treat, and what a delight!!
Jean Simmons was one of the most beautiful women who ever lived.
oh yeah i just watched the big country for the first time and at the beginning i immediatly thought "why is the hero of the movie not in love with that other woman" cause the blonde was not even that pretty and had a terrible character :D
I concur and was a class act.
She and Tuesday Weld were so beautiful and had so much class
6ch6ris6 not a terrible character. They exist and believable. Just not a good match for Jim at all
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Burl Ives had some great lines
This was funny-funny as hell. I'm glad they did this. :)))
Maybe the most beautiful and, certainly, classiest woman on the screen
This is just superb! Thanks so much for posting this. Maybe it will be included on the Blu-Ray version-- but don't hold your breath for that. How can this American masterpiece NOT be on Blu-Ray?
What a wonderful treat - especially considering there are no extras such as this on the Big Country DVD. Thanks so much for sharing!
Burl and two greats what a performance from BURL
This isn't really a behind-the-scenes video. It's a break-in-filming video. Seeing this reminded me that Jean Simmons was director William Wyler's first choice to play the princess in Roman Holiday but she had a scheduling conflict. Too bad. Her chemistry with Peck is as good as his with Audrey Hepburn. Another good chemistry is between Peck and Heston. I wish they had made another film together, maybe even Ben Hur, that had 2 strong male roles. Thank you so much for this upload!
Jean simmons the voice very nice very....beuty together with Gregory Peck perfekt
I think Simmons got sacked from Roman Holiday after she was cast because she wouldn't sleep with Howard Hughes. He owned her contract and said he would destroy her career. That's one of the rumours anyway.
@@ThurbinJulian That's awful if it's true. Jean Simmons was too classy for such a guy. He should have courted her if he was so attracted to her.
Simmons went on to Spartacus, Peck went on to To Kill a Mockingbird, Baker went on to be one of the hottest commodities in Hollywood and Heston went on to Ben Hur .I do believe that was 2 out of 3 Oscars there. Do you think Willie had anything to do with that?
I know Chuck Connors was a major league baseball player for a couple of years or so during the early '50s. I collect old baseball cards, and I'd like to get one of Chuck when he was playing baseball.
@JubalCalif Fabulous music. I've loved the music as long as I can remember. I'm so glad so many other people love it too.
Nice!! Enjoyed this!!thanks for sharing!
If you want to hear a nice interview with Jean Simmons, go to Icons Radio where she is interviewed my Stephen Bogart, Bacall and Bogie's son. I think it was conducted about a year or so before she died. She still has her pretty voice and very nice stories to tell of her life. I believe she had some hard times in life, and was a recovering alcoholic, but she still sounded fabulous. Check it out!
True that this is technically not "behind-the-scenes" footage where they usually discuss some aspects of making the film, however it's still nice to see any side highlights of one of my all time favorite movies :-).
Brilliant images...........Ives is as compelling playing chess off-screen as he was haranguing Major Terrill on-screen!
One of the greatest film scores. Agree, probably 3 more Oscars would have been well deserved. That insurmountable Score. Sound Effects & Cinematograhy. Shame it was overly long and needed 15mins cut...I recall having heard that Wyler lost interest during production, as he was 'focusing' on Ben Hur...
This was my favorite Western movie.
Watching still again now! That fabulous Moross score and intro photography. 🐎🐎 Still trying to figure out what was stunt work with the Hennessy boys and Pat and Jim on the way to the ranch. ❤️this film. Gregory Peck is easy on the eyes
What a find, thankyou for posting.
I'm watching the movie right now. Made the year I was born.
Incredible that only Burl took home the Oscar for this classic film with Jerome Moross and his magnificent score coming in 2nd...this epic should have cleaned house in '59....I call BS!
I just re-watched this. I'm enthralled by Jean Simmons and she has such a beautiful speaking voice. So lilting and feminine. I was really sad when she passed away. Anyway this was fun to watch again. Now I want to see the movie and hear the magnificent music.
Screen beauty was the late Jean.
Jean so beuty and Mr Gregory Peck gentleman
Anyone have any idea what happened to Ms Simmons on the set of Big Country? After the movie was done she would never again speak of it or respond to questions or join in the reunions they had celebrating aspects of it. Just wondering cause WW had a bad rep for bullying actors on the set (like the famous spat between he and Peck) but I heard none of that with JS.
I would like to see some behind the scenes with Chuck Connors. Do you have any that you could post of him in all his western attire from this movie?
the film is just starting on BBC2, (in the UK), so I thought I'd have a look to see what's on YT regarding this brilliant film. All these legendary actors & crew. Jean was gorgeous and so full of class and grace. So sad most have gone and we have morons as actors now !!
Contrived situations, but, yes, funny!
The opening was 1.c3 (Zaragozza,Spain) 1....e5 2.d4
I didn;'t know she was married to Stewart Granger,what a lucky man.
@Pendre3 I love this movie. I watch it every time its on tv.
Ohh Greg !!
Disappointed that this behind-the-scenes is all staged, but man what a great movie.
That voice.
Interesting featurette. Nice leisurely view of The Big Country cast, but the volume was too low...:-(
This is funny! Just seems like a big laugh
Jean Simmons fascinating women
The bare-chested man who's turtle won the race is legendary stunt man Chuck Roberson. He doubled for John Wayne, among others, and became part of Wayne's stock company of actors.
grregory should move was probably e5-e4 but its not difficult decision
"Having a ball," huh? Interesting to see Jean Simmons playing gin rummy with Wyler. She refused to ever speak about her experience while shooting this movie. Even almost 30 years later, when Wyler's daughter, Catherine, produced the documentary "Directed by William Wyler" (1986), she refused to participate. I wonder what happened?
@mwoelfle Oh, yes, please!!! I admit to being a Jean Simmons fan first, but I love behind-the-scenes info about classic films. There isn't always information about them available the way it is on contemporary films. Thanks again!
Interesante ver a estos grandes actores al natural ,
aún así no dejan de ser Leyendas de la pantalla.
Such a cute video :)
Charlton Heston was such a hunk
An amazing movie, period. With an amazing score (that the director hated).
I wonder who did win that chess game, anyways?
The best move is 1.e4!
Too bad this is all "acted". I guess back then they even had a storyboard for the "on location" shorts.
Simmons is gorgeous!!!
Poor Gregory Peck! He'll never win at this rate! :)
This woman was so beautiful and classy
Jean was a cutie
BohemianAsh She was mostly talented, lost on Hollywood.
Light hearted? On a William Wyler set?
I have a relative that either use to or still does collect BBcards. He wanted to play pro but couldn't because of a shoulder injury. I will ask him about that. I doubt he has any of Connors but I will see. Baseball is his life. Don't get your hopes up but I will check on that.
This is what happens when actors direct themselves. Ham and cheese.
dont know if ill make it to heaven but if god gave me a woman to spend eternity with id want a woman who looked and talked exactly like jean simmons
I could tell you how to play on chess I know this from beginning to the end really
Carroll Baker...what a woman
She reminds me of Belle
Burl Ives’ film
Stewart Granger had a feud with Richard Burton,who seduced his wife,and in The Wild Geese you can almost feel the dislike between them even after all those years.
What an incredibly silly short. Do you really want to advertise your film by showing actors goofing off?