Giant (1956)
Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .
201 min
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.
- Release date
- October 10, 1956
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $5,400,000
- Box office
- $32,855,818
Trailer
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Leslie Benedict
- Rock Hudson as Jordan 'Bick' Benedict Jr.
- James Dean as Jett Rink
- Carroll Baker as Luz Benedict II
- Jane Withers as Vashti Snythe
- Chill Wills as Uncle Bawley
- Mercedes McCambridge as Luz Benedict
- Dennis Hopper as Jordan Benedict III
- Sal Mineo as Angel Obregón II
- Rod Taylor as Sir David Karfrey
Crew
- George Stevens · Director
- Edna Ferber · Writer
- Fred Guiol · Writer
- Ivan Moffat · Writer
- Henry Ginsberg · Producer
- George Stevens · Producer
- Dimitri Tiomkin · Composer
- William C. Mellor · Cinematographer
- William Hornbeck · Editor
- Boris Leven · Production designer