Giant
1956, PG, 201 min. Directed by George Stevens. Starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane Withers, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Oct. 4, 1996
There is no better way to while away a Sunday afternoon than with this sprawling saga about the growth of Texas and the families that matured along with the state. If Texas had a state movie, then Giant would be it.
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Giant, George Stevens, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane Withers, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo
