Giant

SPECIAL EVENTS Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. More info

Wealthy Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) shakes things up at home when he returns from a trip to the East Coast with a love interest, the refined Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). Bick and Leslie get married, but she clashes with his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), and wins the admiration of the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean). Bick and Jett form a tense rivalry that continues to surface as the years pass and fortunes change in this sweeping drama.

WINNER
Academy Awards - Best Director (George Stevens)
Golden Globe Awards - Most Promising Newcomer – Female (Carroll Baker)

NOMINEE
Academy Awards - Best Motion Picture, Best Actor (James Dean), Best Actor (Rock Hudson), Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge), Best Screenplay – Adapted (Ivan Moffat and Fred Guiol)
Golden Globe Awards - Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director – Motion Picture (George Stevens)

Rating: G

Runtime: 201 mins

Director: George Stevens

Actors: Dennis Hopper, James Dean, Sal Mineo, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Mercedes McCambridge, Carroll Baker, Chill Wills, Jane Withers

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