Giant
“Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .”
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Genres
Drama, Western
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Giant performed
Budget
$5.4M
Worldwide Gross
$32.9M
Gross Profit
$27.5M
Return
6.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Elizabeth Taylor
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
Rock Hudson
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
Jett Rink
James Dean
Jett Rink
Luz Benedict II
Carroll Baker
Luz Benedict II
Vashti Synthe
Jane Withers
Vashti Synthe
Uncle Bawley
Chill Wills
Uncle Bawley
Luz Benedict
Mercedes McCambridge
Luz Benedict
Jordy Benedict
Dennis Hopper
Jordy Benedict
Angel Obregón II
Sal Mineo
Angel Obregón II
David Karfrey
Rod Taylor
David Karfrey
Nancy Lynnton
Judith Evelyn
Nancy Lynnton
Bob Dace
Earl Holliman
Bob Dace
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