Giant (1956)


Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Giant (1956)

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Released Year: 1956
Runtime: 201 minutes
Genre: Drama, Western
Directors: George Stevens
IMDB: Giant (1956)

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Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

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The Hollywood Reporter - Unnamed
Giant stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the great ones.
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TV Guide Magazine - Unnamed
GIANT confirms Taylor's skills as an actress; she's entirely believable even when she ages by just having her hair greyed.
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Village Voice - Serena Donadoni
Key to Giant‘s enduring appeal is the meshing of outsize stars with Ferber’s characters: Closeted sex symbol Hudson’s towering Bick fills the big boots of his ranching family while struggling with the demands of traditional masculine authority. The taboo-breaking Taylor is the seductive, whip-smart Leslie, an assured reformer who views the injustices visited upon the ranch’s Mexican workers with maternal concern...And then there’s Dean’s most mannered, complex performance: Jett is at once transparent and enigmatic, hardening with age while the other characters mature. The actor’s death — a year before release — adds a keen poignancy to the character’s lost potential.
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The New York Times - Bosley Crowther
Thanks to Mr. Stevens' brilliant structure and handling of images, every scene and every moment is a pleasure. He makes "picture" the essence of his film.
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Variety - Unnamed
It is also, for the most part, an excellent film which registers strongly on all levels, whether it's in its breathtaking panoramic shots of the dusty Texas plains; the personal, dramatic impact of the story itself, or the resounding message it has to impart.

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