Western master’s work by director genius, which disturbed its stars on the set of abyss deeply

Some actors: nothing can be noted inside. At least so it comes about that even the best performances occasionally arise from absolute nightmare. A famous example can be seen at Amazon Prime: For a wide country, director William Wyler drove his stars Gregory Peck (whoever disturbs the nightingale) and Jean Simmons (Spartacus) so far that they left the set and were disturbed for years.

At Amazon Prime: a Western highlight, the shoot of which was a complete nightmare

The far country revolves around the former captain James McKay (Peck), who travels to the wild west to marry his fiance Patricia (Carroll Baker). Their father (Charles Bickford) leads a bitter feud with his rival (Burl Ives). When McKay tries to pacify the conflict he gets into the line of fire himself.

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For a film with a pacifist -thinking hero, reports of the filming like experiences from a war read. Wyler’s tendency, without explaining countless takes of a scene from his actors: to challenge the stars on the inside. As Express explains, Simmons could It was only about 20 years later that talk about the trauma of filming. Their performance was extremely difficult by constant newcomers to the script.

Gregory Peck stormed from the set in the meantime, While Wyler told the press that he would “not for a million dollars“Working with the actor again. 65 years later, the Western is considered a masterpiece. Empire is about the 500 best films ever.

This article was first published in a similar form in December 2023 at Moviepilot.

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