Genre: family saga
With: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James
Dean
Director: George Stevens
Release: 1956
Studio: Giant Productions (A George Stevens
Production), Warner Bros.
Rating: PG
MBiS score: 8.4/10
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Story-line: this sprawling movie tells the
tale of the spirited Benedict clan and of its large cattle-ranching operation
in Texas
Pluses: glorious performances by our three
leads, a gripping story based on a novel by Edna Ferber, splendid photography by
William C. Mellor and vivid dialogues.
Minuses: none whatsoever. This film is pure
entertainment!
Comments: like Tara
in GONE WITH THE WIND, Reata Ranch is another mythical property of movie lore and
the Benedicts certainly rival Scarlett and her O’Haras. GIANT depicts that time
when ranchers and oilmen were struggling to coexist in the Lone Star state. Seeing
a jubilant Jett Rink covered with crude will strike you as one legendary moment
in Hollywood history.
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