{"id":53738,"date":"2020-11-21T23:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T06:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=53738"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:04:58","slug":"giant-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=53738","title":{"rendered":"Giant (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We Texans like a little vinegar in our greens, honey &#8212; gives &#8217;em flavor.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster-92x128.jpg 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster-194x270.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Poster.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a wealthy Texan rancher (Rock Hudson) marries the beautiful daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) of an East Coast doctor (Paul Fix) and socialite (Judith Evelyn) &#8212; with Taylor swiftly rejecting her would-be British fiance (Rod Taylor) &#8212; the couple settle into life on Reata Ranch, where Hudson&#8217;s sister (Mercedes McCambridge) is wary about her position as head-female being disrupted; a disgruntled cowhand (James Dean) becomes smitten with Taylor; and Taylor attempts to better the lives of marginalized locals. Dean eventually strikes oil on a small piece of land given to him by McCambridge, and years later, Hudson and Taylor&#8217;s grown kids &#8212; Jordan (Dennis Hopper), Luz (Carroll Baker), and Judy (Fran Bennett) &#8212; find their own way through life: Hopper faces the wrath of his father for not wanting to take over the family ranch, and racist backlash for falling in love with the daughter (Elsa Cardenas) of a Mexican-American doctor (Maurice Jara), while Baker develops a youthful crush on Dean, and Bennett wants to work on her own, smaller spread with her new husband.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carroll Baker Films<\/li>\n<li>Dennis Hopper Films<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Taylor Films<\/li>\n<li>George Stevens Films<\/li>\n<li>James Dean Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Masculinity<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes McCambridge Films<\/li>\n<li>Oil Drilling<\/li>\n<li>Race Relations and Racism<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Rock Hudson Films<\/li>\n<li>Rod Taylor Films<\/li>\n<li>Sal Mineo Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, &#8220;George Stevens directed this sprawling epic version of Edna Ferber&#8217;s supersoaper&#8221;, which centers on Hudson&#8217;s attempts to &#8220;keep Taylor in line&#8221; due to &#8220;family pride and masculine pride&#8221; &#8212; and Taylor sticking &#8220;to her guns despite the arguments&#8221; (which is &#8220;one of the reasons we appreciate her character&#8221;). While Peary argues that Dean &#8220;steals the film from Hudson and Taylor&#8221; as someone who &#8220;stands for the new Texas, the instant &#8216;white trash&#8217; millionaires who haven&#8217;t the imagination of men like [Hudson]&#8221;, I patently disagree. Upon rewatching this third and final feature film starring Dean &#8212; made just before his fatal car crash at the age of 24, after his starring roles in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5513\"><em>Rebel Without a Cause<\/em> (1955)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37302\"><em>East of Eden<\/em> (1955)<\/a> &#8212; I&#8217;m much less impressed by his Oscar-nominated performance than I expected. His use of Method acting leads to mumbling incoherence at times, and as Peary writes, it&#8217;s hard to &#8220;get a handle on the character.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>With that said, I agree with Peary that a &#8220;particularly memorable&#8221; scene is the one &#8220;where he strikes it rich and gets covered by oil&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Dean-Oil.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though I&#8217;m less enamored by &#8220;the scene where [Dean] &#8212; now an older man &#8212; drunkenly recites a speech although his audience has long gone home.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Dean.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apparently Dean resisted having much aging make-up applied &#8212; though to be fair, it looks pretty awkward on Hudson and Taylor:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Hudson.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Aging-Taylor.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Peary ultimately writes that &#8220;more interesting [than Dean] is Hudson&#8217;s character, who&#8217;s basically a nice guy but tries &#8212; without complete success &#8212; to cover up his gentle, <em>soft<\/em> qualities so he won&#8217;t seem weaker than his father&#8221;; however, since &#8220;it&#8217;s a new time in American history,&#8221; &#8220;men don&#8217;t have to strut their machismo to be <em>giants<\/em>.&#8221; Unmentioned in Peary&#8217;s review but of even more interest to me upon this re-viewing is Hopper&#8217;s character &#8212; a bold young man who knows what he wants (to be a doctor) and who he wants (Cardenas), and represents Taylor&#8217;s no-nonsense approach to equitable racial relations coming to full and personal fruition. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of racial relations, the film&#8217;s most notable theme is that of racial intolerance &#8212; and the filmmakers deserve acclaim for presenting this in such a straightforward fashion. While modern social justice language isn&#8217;t used, we can clearly see white supremacy on dominant display time and again &#8212; from Hudson&#8217;s huffy refusal to acknowledge the theft of Texan land from Mexicans (one of Taylor&#8217;s first comments to him the night they meet), to his annoyance at Taylor humanizing their Mexican-American employees by seeking to know and correctly pronounce their names, to Taylor&#8217;s insistence that a doctor go look at a sickly &#8220;wetback&#8221; Mexican baby. In later scenes, we see even more egregious acts of racist segregation in 1940s Texas: a beauty salon refuses to serve Cardenas once they see her skin color (per orders of Dean); and, in the film&#8217;s penultimate scene, Hudson ends up in a fist fight with a bigoted cafe owner (Mickey Simpson) who refuses to serve a Mexican family and treats Hudson&#8217;s daughter-in-law and grandson with racist contempt. As Peary notes, this is a &#8220;terrific scene&#8221; &#8212; and though the &#8220;wide-screen production is patriotic,&#8221; it &#8220;still acknowledges that bigotry is widespread.&#8221; Peary closes his review by noting that while the &#8220;film has slow and hackneyed scenes,&#8221; it&#8217;s &#8220;quite enjoyable.&#8221; Sadly, I can&#8217;t really agree: while it&#8217;s worth a look for its historical popularity, it&#8217;s not one I personally plan to revisit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Taylor as Leslie Benedict<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Taylor3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rock Hudson as Bick Benedict<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hudson.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dennis Hopper as Jordan Jr.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Hopper.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Cinematography.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A powerful (for its time) depiction of racism<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Racism2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, simply for its historical importance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#historical\">Historically Relevant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#oscar\">Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049261\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1956\/10\/11\/archives\/screen-large-subject-the-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4327dean.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down to third review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/76242\/giant#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We Texans like a little vinegar in our greens, honey &#8212; gives &#8217;em flavor.&#8221; Synopsis: After a wealthy Texan rancher (Rock Hudson) marries the beautiful daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) of an East Coast doctor (Paul Fix) and socialite (Judith Evelyn) &#8212; with Taylor swiftly rejecting her would-be British fiance (Rod Taylor) &#8212; the couple settle into life on Reata Ranch, where Hudson&#8217;s sister (Mercedes McCambridge) is wary about her position as head-female being disrupted; a disgruntled cowhand (James Dean) becomes smitten&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=53738\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read 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