Drunk mumbling James Dean! Baby Dennis Hopper! The climactic scene is Rock Hudson fighting a racist guy in a diner! What a picture!
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.
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1Giant is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles — next screening Saturday 22 August at 13:00 at Autry Museum of the American West.
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6What people say
James Dean plays an unrecognizable middle-aged, grey-haired, alcoholic playboy... and it's glorious.
as much as i love rock hudson, if i’d just married him then rolled up on a ranch where a sweaty james dean and his lithe body were slouching all up against pickup trucks, adjusting his cowboy hat, making bad tea and just being generally messy, i would leave rock so fast
Common questions
What is Giant about?+
A wealthy Texas rancher and his wife navigate shifting social landscapes, family tensions, and the rise of the oil industry across several decades.
Who directed Giant?+
George Stevens, an American filmmaker who directed the film in 1956 shortly before his work on The Diary of Anne Frank and The Greatest Story Ever Told.
Has Giant won any awards?+
The film won the Academy Award for Best Director for George Stevens in 1957.
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