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Giant (1956) 7.7
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Director:George Stevens |
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Cast
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Storyline
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds across two generations. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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THEY'RE CALLING IT ANOTHER "GONE WITH THE WIND"! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 November 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Giganten See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (WarnerColor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Jordan 'Bick' Benedict: You want to know something, Leslie? If I live to be ninety, I will never figure you out.
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Co-stars James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor were very close and loyal friends. Dean suddenly died in a car accident in Cholame, California in the early fall of 1955, just before the filming of this movie was wrapping up production. It was reported that Taylor felt so distressed and devastated upon hearing the news of her good friend's tragic death that she had to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for a few days. See more »Goofs
The newspaper announcing Angel Obregon' homecoming has an article headlined "Full-Paid Taxes Record Broken". The text of the article refers to Los Angeles County and Howard L. Byram. By ram was the County Tax Collector for Los Angeles County in California. Its unlikely a story like this about L.A. Would be in a Texas newspaper. It appears that the production used a real California newspaper and added the picture of Angel. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Jordan 'Bick' Benedict: You want to know something, Leslie? If I live to be ninety, I will never figure you out.
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What can I say? George Steven's Giant is a prototype for what a classic epic film should be like. It takes time to develop its two main characters, and it does a good job of examining the social milieu and environment (Texas) that the characters inhabit. Rock Hudson's performance reminds me of Richard Burton's in the underrated Joseph Mankiewiek's film Cleopatra, and indeed, there are many parallels (which I won't go into) between Rock Hudson's character and Marc Anthony. Similarly, Elizabeth Taylor's character in Giant (radiant and wonderful as usual) resembles Cleopatra in many ways. One can argue that Giant is the story of Anthony and Cleopatra transported to Texas. And it's almost heartbreaking to see James Dean in his last performance. . . the flow of generations, the gaps between the older and the newer generations, the passing on off dreams by ancestors, the influence of the dead on the living, tradition versus modernity, the lasting and ever-changing nature of love. . . these are all issues which Giant addresses eloquently and majestically. Oh, and there is a ten-minute section in Giant which has got to be one of the best cinematic passages I have ever seen. In this passage, without the use of and sound or music, George Steven's portrays death and rebirth through the generations. . . it's nothing short of astonishing!