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Giant

Giant (1956)

Drama, Western | United States

Director: George Stevens

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Rating: 7.6/10

User rating: 8.5/10
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SYNOPSIS

Texan rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict, Jr. (Rock Hudson) visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. While there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), 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 (James Dean) unfolds across two generations.

Actors

Voice: Nick Adams

Writer: Edna Ferber, Fred Guiol

Producer: Henry Ginsberg, George Stevens

RUNTIME: 201 min

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