Giant

Giant

1956

Texan rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict, Jr. visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. While there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds across two generations.

From the novel by EDNA FERBER

Winner of 1 Academy Award

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
3 hrs. 21 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 24, 1956
US Box Office
$35,000,000 (#2562 of 7538)
Global Office
$35,000,000 (#2744 of 4500)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 2.0
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
March 11, 2014
Acquired Date
April 1, 2015
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
James Dean
James Dean
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Jane Withers
Jane Withers
Chill Wills
Chill Wills
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo
Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor
Judith Evelyn
Judith Evelyn
Earl Holliman
Earl Holliman
Paul Fix
Paul Fix

Directors

George Stevens
George Stevens

Producers

Henry Ginsberg
Henry Ginsberg
George Stevens
George Stevens

Writers

Fred Guiol
Fred Guiol
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat

Awards & Accolades

  • 1956 Oscar : Best Director - George Stevens
  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #82

Special Features

Commentaries
  • George Stevens, Jr., screenwriter Ivan Moffat and film critic Stephen Farber
Featurettes
  • George Stevens: Filmmakers Who Knew Him
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
86%
Tomatometer
50 votes
RT Fresh Certified
87%
Popcornmeter
1,065 votes
METASCORE
64
10 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
43,304 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media