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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Giant (1956)

Directed by George Stevens

Drama

Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve

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.

Rated NR | Length 201 minutes

Actors

Elizabeth Taylor | Rock Hudson | James Dean | Carroll Baker | Jane Withers | Chill Wills | Mercedes McCambridge | Dennis Hopper | Sal Mineo | Rod Taylor | Judith Evelyn | Earl Holliman | Robert Nichols | Paul Fix | Alexander Scourby | Charles Watts | Elsa Cárdenas | Carolyn Craig | Monte Hale | Sheb Wooley | Mary Ann Edwards | Victor Millan | Mickey Simpson | Pilar Del Rey | Maurice Jara | Noreen Nash | Ray Whitley | Napoleon Whiting | Fran Bennett | Elsa Aguirre | Barbara Barrie | Bert Stevens | Bess Flowers | Harold Miller | Claudia Bryar | Marion Gray | Dana Dillaway | Highland Dale

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Viewing Notes

Finally knocked this off my shame list via TCM. Long movie but great performances by a great cast. Sad that James Dean died only two weeks after filming this.

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