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Giant

Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .

7.6(783)19563h 21m10

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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Status
Released
Budget
$5.4M
Box office
$32.9M
Language
English
  • hotel
  • petrol
  • jealousy
  • judge
  • funeral
  • texas
  • wine cellar
  • ranch
  • senator
  • restaurant
  • sexism
  • rags to riches

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRNew York City, New York10 Oct 1956
    • PremiereNRLos Angeles, California17 Oct 1956
    • TheatricalNR24 Nov 1956
    • Theatricalre-release20 Sept 1996
    • Theatrical (limited)re-release25 Sept 2005
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG3 Jan 1957
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalG6 Jun 1957
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical8 Nov 1956
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical6 Nov 1958
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1956
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical128 Nov 1956
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalDVD28 Dec 1956
    • Physical28 Jul 2003
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival, 4K restored version16 Apr 2014
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PhysicalU1 Jun 1996
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical19 Dec 1958
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical29 Mar 1957
    • Theatricalre-release22 Dec 1968

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Giant was released on 8 November 1956.

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    CinemaSerf

    12/28/2022

    7/10

    This is essentially three stories that George Stevens has rolled into one, long, family melodrama. It all starts when "Bick" (Rock Hudson) travels from his massive Texas ranch to buy an horse from "Dr. Lynnton" (Paul Fix). The first thing he sees though is not the beautiful black stallion, but the man's daughter "Lesley" (Elizabeth Taylor) riding it. After a sticky start, she is on her way to his home, as his wife, w…

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