The Big Country

Name: The Big Country
Start: 2026-08-11T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-11T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Biograf Kotva

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The Big Country

167 min · full info →

took place · 11 Aug 2026

Biograf Kotva, České Budějovice 7

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At first glance a classic western, but in reality a gripping human drama about honor, courage, and the meaning of violence.

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About the venue: Biograf Kotva

Biograf Kotva on Lidická třída is the last classic single-screen cinema in České Budějovice. The building was completed in 1928 to a design by architect Karel Chochola for the Sokol II gymnastics association, and has gone through several name changes since. Today it screens in digital 3D with Dolby Atmos sound and co-organises festivals such as Jeden svět, Tady Vary and the French Film Festival. The attached café with a garden terrace also hosts exhibitions and small concerts.

Lidická 2110, 370 01 České Budějovice 7 Get directions

About: Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck was an American film actor and one of Hollywood's most prominent stars of the 1940s–70s. He is best known for playing morally upright heroes, most notably lawyer Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), a role that earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. In Roman Holiday (1953) he starred as journalist Joe Bradley opposite Audrey Hepburn.

About: Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons (1929-2010) was one of the defining faces of Hollywood's golden era, launching her career in postwar Britain before relocating to the US and appearing in more than fifty feature films. Her range stretched from Shakespearean drama to musical comedy and television epics.

acting roles (films + TV) according to IMDb

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Oscar nomination

most popular actress in British cinemas (1950)

total wins from 19 nominations (various awards)

Tracks

Hamlet (1948)role of Ophelia, Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress

Great Expectations (1946)breakthrough role of young Estella in Lean's adaptation of Dickens

Guys and Dolls (1955)musical alongside Marlon Brando, Golden Globe for Best Actress

Spartacus (1960)role of Varinia in Kubrick's epic with Kirk Douglas

The Thorn Birds (1983)television miniseries, Emmy for Best Supporting Actress

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