Giant
“Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .”
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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Cast
43 people
Elizabeth Taylor
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cleopatra
Rock Hudson
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
Known for
Seconds
Written on the Wind
James Dean
Jett Rink
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
East of Eden
Carroll Baker
Luz Benedict II
Known for
The Game
How the West Was Won
Jane Withers
Vashti Synthe
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Chill Wills
Uncle Bawley
Known for
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Rio Grande
Mercedes McCambridge
Luz Benedict
Known for
Johnny Guitar
Suddenly, Last Summer
Dennis Hopper
Jordy Benedict
Known for
Speed
Waterworld
Sal Mineo
Angel Obregón II
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Rod Taylor
David Karfrey
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Birds
Judith Evelyn
Nancy Lynnton
Known for
Rear Window
The Tingler
Earl Holliman
Bob Dace
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Forbidden Planet
George Stevens Director · Fred Guiol Screenplay Ivan Moffat Screenplay
Worldwide gross $33M · Budget $5.4M · United States release November 24, 1956
Box office
Budget
$5,400,000
Worldwide gross
$32,855,818
Gross vs. budget
6.1×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
George Stevens Jr. Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · October 10, 1956
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · November 24, 1956
Theatrical
United States
October 17, 1956 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
September 20, 1996 · Theatrical · re-release
September 25, 2005 · Limited theatrical · re-release
Argentina
November 6, 1958 · Theatrical
Australia
June 6, 1957 · Theatrical
Austria
December 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 8, 1956 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 28, 1956 · Theatrical · DVD
July 28, 2003 · Physical
Canada
November 8, 1956 · Theatrical
China
April 16, 2014 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival, 4K restored version
Czechia
June 1, 1996 · Physical
Denmark
December 19, 1958 · Theatrical
Finland
March 29, 1957 · Theatrical
December 22, 1968 · Theatrical · re-release
France
January 9, 1957 · Theatrical
September 28, 2005 · Theatrical · re-release
Germany
December 20, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 27, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
July 17, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 7, 1957 · Theatrical
Italy
March 18, 1957 · Theatrical
Japan
December 22, 1956 · Theatrical
January 8, 1972 · Theatrical · re-release
Mexico
August 1, 1957 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 8, 1957 · Theatrical
October 16, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 8, 1957 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1965 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 17, 1957 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 8, 1957 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 30, 1957 · Theatrical
Spain
March 29, 1959 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 13, 1957 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 19, 1957 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 3, 1957 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 27, 1958 · Theatrical
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