GIANT


 "GIANT" --- (1956) --- 

MY THOUGHTS:
This movie is a true (family) saga. I enjoyed it a great deal. It touches upon a couple of themes that are still relevant today; one of which is the prejudice and treatment towards Mexican people. Its ending drives home to point, in a simple and interesting way. It is well-written and boasts an all-star cast, who does a great job. I would highly recommend it!

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

STARRING:
Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Mercedes McCambridge, James Dean, Dennis Hopper, Rod Taylor, Jane Withers, Sal Mineo and Earl Holliman

SCREENPLAY:

Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat, as adapted from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel of the same name.

DIRECTOR:
George Stevens

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for ten (10) Academy Awards and won one (1) of them, for:

"Best Director" (George Stevens)

It was nominated for eleven (11) additional awards, from various entities, and won five (5) of them.

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