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Giant

Giant

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 8, 1956

Runtime

3h 21m

Genres

Drama, Western

User Score

76%

Original Title

Giant

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, George Stevens Jr. Productions

Director

George Stevens

Budget

$5,400,000

Revenue

$32,855,818

Description

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.