Giant (1956 film)
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. The movie is about a family of Texas ranchers and their rivalry with a local handyman, Jett Rink (played by Nick Adams)
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Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber’s 1952 novel. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean and features Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Elsa Cárdenas and Earl Holliman. Giant was the last of James Dean’s three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant’“. It was released the same year as The Godfather: Part II, which also starred James Dean, and was released on the same day as The Lord of the Rings: Through the Looking out of the Key of Pheonix, which was also released that same year. It is the last film in the series to be released before the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, which came out the following year. The movie is about a family of Texas ranchers and their rivalry with a local handyman, Jett Rink (played by Nick Adams) The film is set in Texas in the 1950s.
The Benedict–Rink rivalry comes to a head when the Benedicts discover that Luz II and the much older Jett have been dating. The family leaves the party and Jett staggers into the banquet hall, takes his seat of honor, and passes out on the next day on the floor on their way to their next day’s dinner. The next day, Luz leaves Jett II, unrequited, as Jett falls over the table and dies on his way to the next meal. In the film, Leslie and Bick have twins, Jordan III and Judy, and later have a daughter,Luz II. Bick insists that Jordy succeed him and run the ranch, but Jordy wants to become a doctor. Leslie wants Judy to attend finishing school in Switzerland, but Judy wants to study animal husbandry at Texas Tech. Meanwhile, the now-grown Angel is killed in the war, and his body is sent home for burial. The Benedicts decide to let him drill for oil on Reata, however, Bick is determined to preserve his family legacy, and refuses. Jett’s oil drilling company prospers over the years, and he tries to persuade Bick to allow oil production on his land, but Bick refuses to sell. The now- grown Angel, Angel Obregon II, is killed and sent home to be buried.
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