Giant
Giant
Release: 1956-11-08
·Runtime: 201m
·★ 7.6
Drama
Western
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
George Stevens Jr. Productions
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
as Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Rock Hudson
as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
James Dean
as Jett Rink
Carroll Baker
as Luz Benedict II
Jane Withers
as Vashti Synthe
Chill Wills
as Uncle Bawley
Mercedes McCambridge
as Luz Benedict
Dennis Hopper
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Sal Mineo
as Angel Obregón II
Rod Taylor
as Sir David Karfrey
Judith Evelyn
as Mrs. Nancy Lynnton
Earl Holliman
as 'Bob' Dace
Robert Nichols
as Mort 'Pinky' Snythe
Paul Fix
as Dr. Horace Lynnton
Alexander Scourby
as Old Polo
Charles Watts
as Judge Oliver Whiteside
Elsa Cárdenas
as Juana Guerra Benedict
Carolyn Craig
as Lacey Lynnton
Monte Hale
as Bale Clinch
Sheb Wooley
as Gabe Target
Victor Millan
as Angel Obregón Sr.
Mickey Simpson
as Sarge
Pilar Del Rey
as Mrs. Obregón
Maurice Jara
as Dr. Guerra
Noreen Nash
as Lona Lane
Ray Whitley
as Watts
Napoleon Whiting
as Jefferson Swazey
Fran Bennett
as Judy Benedict
Elsa Aguirre
as Minor Role
Barbara Barrie
as Mary Lou Decker
Bert Stevens
as Wedding Guest
Bess Flowers
as Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet
Harold Miller
as Wedding Guest
Claudia Bryar
as Older Beauty Operator
Highland Dale
as War Winds the Horse (uncredited)
Crew
Boris Leven
Production Design
George Stevens
Producer
Edna Ferber
Novel
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
George Stevens
Director
Fred Guiol
Screenplay
Paul Baxley
Stunts
Guy Teague
Stunts
Pete Dunn
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
Fred Guiol
Second Unit Director
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Troy Melton
Stunts