Giant (1956)
Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .
1956 · NR · 3h 21m · Drama, Western
Genres: Drama, Western
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.
Director: George Stevens
Writers: Edna Ferber, Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat
Music by: Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography: William C. Mellor
Editor: William Hornbeck
Box office: $33M · Budget: $5M · Rated 7.6/10 by 772 viewers
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor as Leslie Lynnton BenedictRock Hudson as Jordan 'Bick' BenedictJames Dean as Jett RinkCarroll Baker as Luz Benedict IIJane Withers as Vashti SyntheChill Wills as Uncle BawleyMercedes McCambridge as Luz BenedictDennis Hopper as Jordy BenedictSal Mineo as Angel Obregón IIRod Taylor as David KarfreyJudith Evelyn as Nancy LynntonEarl Holliman as Bob DaceMore like this
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