Peck reached global recognition in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing back-to-back in the book-to-film adaptation of "Captain Horatio Hornblower" (1951) and biblical drama "David and Bathsheba" (1951), both of which were commercial successes. He starred alongside Ava Gardner in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" (1952) and Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday" (1953), which earned Peck a Golden Globe award. Other notable films in which he appeared include "Moby Dick" (1956, and its 1998 mini-series), "The Big Country" (1958), "The Guns of Navarone" (1961), "Cape Fear" (1962, and its 1991 remake), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Omen" (1976), and "The Boys from Brazil" (1978).