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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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Dec 20227/10
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, where she must settle into a life where women like her are expected to provide children and live otherwise fairly ornamental lives. Needless to say, she isn't really up for that and the next portion of the film follows her efforts to find a purpose. "Jett Rink" (James Dean) is a general factotum on their place. Disliked by "Bick" but protected to an extent by his sister "Luz" (Mercedes McCambridge). Tragedy strikes and "Jett" finds himself the beneficiary of that to the tune of a small plot of land where he quickly discovers oil. That changes the dynamic of the relationships and with the onset of WWII, the traditional lives of all concerned are shaken to the core. The final third, if you like, has probably the strongest message: those who fought together during the war r
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Cast
- Elizabeth TaylorLeslie Lynnton Benedict
- Rock HudsonJordan 'Bick' Benedict
- James DeanJett Rink
- Carroll BakerLuz Benedict II
- Jane WithersVashti Synthe
- Chill WillsUncle Bawley
- Mercedes McCambridgeLuz Benedict
- Dennis HopperJordy Benedict
- Sal MineoAngel Obregón II
- Rod TaylorDavid Karfrey
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- George StevensDirector
- Ivan MoffatScreenplay
- Fred GuiolScreenplay
- Edna FerberNovel
- William C. MellorDirector of Photography
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- William HornbeckEditor
- George StevensProducer
- Henry GinsbergProducer
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