Giant

1956 • 3h 21m •

Drama Western

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★ 7.6/10

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Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

"Sometimes any man can be a giant . . ."

Top Billed Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Leslie Lynnton Benedict

Rock Hudson

Jordan 'Bick' Benedict

James Dean

Jett Rink

Carroll Baker

Luz Benedict II

Jane Withers

Vashti Synthe

Chill Wills

Uncle Bawley

Mercedes McCambridge

Luz Benedict

Dennis Hopper

Jordy Benedict

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2022-12-28

This is essentially three stories that George Stevens has rolled into one, long, family melodrama. It all starts when "Bick" (Rock Hudson) travels from his massive Texas ranch to buy an horse from "Dr. Lynnton" (Paul Fix). The first thing he sees though is not the beautiful black stallion, but the man's daughter "Lesley" (Elizabeth Taylor) riding it. After a sticky start, she is on her way to his home, as his wife, where she must settle into a life where women like her are expected to provide children and live otherwise fairly ornamental lives. Needless to say, she isn't really up for that and...