Giant( 1956)

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Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Rock Hudson
Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
James Dean
Jett Rink
Carroll Baker
Luz Benedict II
Jane Withers
Vashti Synthe
Chill Wills
Uncle Bawley
Mercedes McCambridge
Luz Benedict
Dennis Hopper
Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Sal Mineo
Angel Obregón II
Rod Taylor
Sir David Karfrey
Judith Evelyn
Mrs. Nancy Lynnton
Earl Holliman
'Bob' Dace
Robert Nichols
Mort 'Pinky' Snythe
Paul Fix
Dr. Horace Lynnton
Alexander Scourby
Old Polo
Charles Watts
Judge Oliver Whiteside
Elsa Cárdenas
Juana Guerra Benedict
Carolyn Craig
Lacey Lynnton
Monte Hale
Bale Clinch
Sheb Wooley
Gabe Target
Mary Ann Edwards
Adarene Clinch
Victor Millan
Angel Obregón Sr.
Mickey Simpson
Sarge
Pilar Del Rey
Mrs. Obregón
Maurice Jara
Dr. Guerra
Noreen Nash
Lona Lane
Ray Whitley
Watts
Napoleon Whiting
Jefferson Swazey
Fran Bennett
Judy Benedict
Elsa Aguirre
Minor Role
Barbara Barrie
Mary Lou Decker
Bert Stevens
Wedding Guest
Bess Flowers
Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet
Harold Miller
Wedding Guest
Claudia Bryar
Older Beauty Operator
Marion Gray
Guest at Jett Rink's Banquet
Dana Dillaway
Judy Benedict - Age 4
Highland Dale
War Winds the Horse (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Security Guard (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Governor's Ball Guest (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Dec 28 2022

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 ...