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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Edna Ferber (novel)
Fred Guiol (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 November 1956 (USA) more
Tagline:
From the novel by EDNA FERBER more
Plot:
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
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"The legendary epic that's as big as Texas!" more (113 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Leslie Benedict | |
| Rock Hudson | ... | Jordan 'Bick' Benedict Jr. | |
| James Dean | ... | Jett Rink | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Luz Benedict II | |
| Jane Withers | ... | Vashti Snythe | |
| Chill Wills | ... | Uncle Bawley | |
| Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Luz Benedict | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Jordan Benedict III | |
| Sal Mineo | ... | Angel Obregón II | |
| Rod Taylor | ... | Sir David Karfrey (as Rodney Taylor) | |
| Judith Evelyn | ... | Mrs. Nancy Lynnton | |
| Earl Holliman | ... | 'Bob' Dace | |
| Robert Nichols | ... | Mort 'Pinky' Snythe | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Dr. Horace Lynnton | |
| Alexander Scourby | ... | Old Polo |
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Runtime:
201 min
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Color (Warnercolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Spain:T | Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:12 | USA:Approved (PCA #17675) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | Portugal:M/12
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Originally budgeted just shy of $2 million, the film ended up costing over $5 million. Despite the worries of studio head Jack L. Warner, it went on to become Warner Bros.' biggest hit up to that time. more
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Boom mic visible: Shortly after Leslie prepares breakfast for the first time in the ranch, surprising Luz, and as Bick walks down the stairs, a microphone is briefly visible above the shot. more
Quotes:
Bick Benedict: You all think that the glory happened here in the East, don't you, with Valley Forge and Bunker Hill? Do you know about San Jacinto? Have you heard about the Alamo? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Besame Mucho more
FAQ
Why would Leslie raise such a stink about women being excluded from discussions about politics but then later get upset at her daughter for wanting to attend Texas Tech instead of a finishing school?Is "Giant" based on a novel?
Was Jett secretly in love with Leslie?
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The plot: Texas ranch owner Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) travels to purchase a prize horse, but falls in love at first sight with the owner's pampered daughter Leslie (Elizabeth Taylor). He woos and wins her quickly, they marry, then travel back to his isolated ranch.
Leslie, after a rough start, proves herself quite the force of nature. Ranch hand Jett Rink (James Dean) falls into unrequited love with Leslie, uttering, in one scene, one of my favorite lines in the film, something like, "Mrs. Benedict, you sure do look right good enough to eat, yeah, good enough to eat...." (voice trails off and he looks like he's going to lick his lips) - and then when he strikes it rich with oil, he takes his bitterness out in several ways.
With a stellar supporting cast including Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Carroll Baker, and Dennis Hopper, "Giant" is the original miniseries before anyone knew what a miniseries even was...except this is of course a classic film of the big screen, not a TV movie.
Directed by George Stevens, the sprawling epic (201 minutes, but it goes fast, believe me) beautifully covers two generations of family and a variety of issues, including marriage, family, childrearing, social snobbery and racism, the latter two being covered especially well. When in the mood for a well-paced, involved, alternately funny, sad, heartwarming, and emotionally fulfilling epic, "Giant" always fits the bill for me.
My favorite bit of trivia - Liz Taylor and Rock Hudson became fast friends on the set, and indulging together in partying/drinking binges most every night, after filming stopped. In the scene where the two are watching a marriage, the two actors had to stop during the filming several times to take turns going outside to throw up, as both were terribly hungover from the previous night's revelries.