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Giant
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel.
Plot
In the mid-1920s, wealthy Texas rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. travels to Maryland on a horse-buying trip. He meets socialite Leslie Lynnton, who quickly ends a budding relationship with a British diplomat. After a whirlwind romance, Leslie and Bick marry and return to the Benedicts' Texas cattle ranch, Reata. Leslie has difficulty adjusting to her new life. Bick's older sister, Luz, runs the household and resents Leslie's intrusion. Leslie soon learns that she, like the other women, is expected to be subservient in the male-dominated Texas culture. Jett Rink, a ranch hand, becomes infatuated with Leslie. When Jett drives her around the ranch, Leslie observes the Hispanic workers' terrible living conditions. She presses Bick to help improve their situation, and oversees the treatment of Angel Obregon, the infant son of Bick's ranch hand. Bick, however, is not persuaded to change the status quo which views Hispanics as inferior.
Awards
Cast
- Alexander Scourby
- Carolyn Craig
- Carroll Baker
- Charles Meredith
- Charles Watts
- Chill Wills
- Dennis Hopper
- Earl Holliman
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Elsa Aguirre
- Elsa Cárdenas
- James Dean
- Jane Withers
- Judith Evelyn
- Mercedes McCambridge
- Natividad Vacío
- Paul Fix
- Pilar Del Rey
- Robert Nichols
- Rock Hudson
- Rod Taylor
- Sal Mineo