Title: Giant (Giant)
Release Date: 1956-11-08
IMDB ID: tt0049261
Vote Average: 7.6 (740 votes)
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.
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),
Crew: George Stevens (Director), Edna Ferber (Novel), Fred Guiol (Screenplay), Ivan Moffat (Screenplay), Henry Ginsberg (Producer), William C. Mellor (Director of Photography),
Release Date: 1956-11-08
IMDB ID: tt0049261
Vote Average: 7.6 (740 votes)
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.
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),
Crew: George Stevens (Director), Edna Ferber (Novel), Fred Guiol (Screenplay), Ivan Moffat (Screenplay), Henry Ginsberg (Producer), William C. Mellor (Director of Photography),