Giant
Period drama about Texans of today and yesterday, with a portrayal of this state when cattle raising was supplanted by oil derricks and when people made fortune almost overnight.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Leslie Lynnton Benedict Elizabeth Taylor
- Jordan 'Bick' Benedict Rock Hudson
- Jett Rink James Dean
- Luz Benedict II Carroll Baker
- Vashti Snythe Jane Withers
- Uncle Bawley Chill Wills
- Luz Benedict Mercedes McCambridge
- Jordan Benedict III Dennis Hopper
- Angel Obregon III Sal Mineo
- Sir David Karfrey Rod Taylor
- Mrs Nancy Lynnton Judith Evelyn
- Robert Haskell Dace Earl Holliman
- Pinky Snythe Robert Nichols
- Dr Horace Lynnton Paul Fix
- Old Polo Alexander Scourby
- Judy Benedict Fran Bennett
- Oliver Whiteside Charles Watts
- Juana Elsa Cardenas
- Lacey Lynnton Carolyn Craig
- Bale Clinch Monte Hale
- Gabe Target Sheb Wooley
- Adarene Clinch Mary Ann Edwards
- Abrel Obregon I Victor Millan
- Sarge, café owner Mickey Simpson
- Mrs Obregon Pilar Del Rey
- Dr Guerra Maurice Jara
- Lona Lane Noreen Nash
- Watts Ray Whitley
- Swazey Napoleon Whiting
- [Gomez] Felipe Turich
- [Lupe] Tina Menard
- [Clay Hodgins Sr] Tex Driscoll
- [Essie Lou Hodgins] Juney Ellis
- [Vern Decker] George Dunne
- [Clay Hodgins] Slim Talbot
- [Mexican priest] Francisco Villalobas
- [Petra] Anna Maria Majalca
- [Mary Lou Decker] Barbara Barrie
- [Harper] Guy Teague
- [Desubio] Natividad Vacio
- [Dr Walker] Max Terhune
- [Dr Borneholm] Rafael Bennett
- [guest] Jack Trent
- [minister] Charles Meredith
- [waiter] Rush Williams
- [bartender] Bill Hale
- [guard] Tom Monroe
- [guard] Marc Hamilton
- [assistant manager] John Rice
- [young operator] Martha Randall
- [older operator] Claudia Bryar
- [toastmaster] Carl Moore
- [general] Paul Kruger
- [general's wife] Ella Ethridge
- [governor] Eddie Baker
- [governor's wife] Ethel Greenwood
- [bus boy] Fernando Alvarado
- [bus boy] Tony Morella
- [old man] Julian Rivero
- [Mrs Sarge] Maxine Gates
- [driver] John Caler
- [truck driver] Dan White
- [truck driver] Jack Lomas
- [Vashti's daughter] Mitzi Sutherland
- [Vashti's daughter] Pat Cortland
- [Vashti's daughter] Vera Lee Friedman
- [Jordan, infant] Richard Bishop
- [Jordan, infant] David Bishop
- [Jordan, aged 4] Steven Kay
- [Judy, infant] Mary Ann Cashen
- [Judy, infant] Georgann Cashen
- [Judy, aged 4] Dana Dillaway
- [Luz, infant] Christine Werner
- [Luz, aged 2] Judy Lent
- [Luz, aged 2] Jill Lent
- [Angel, infant] John Garcia
- [Angel, aged 5] David Jiminez
- [Judy II, aged 2] Colleen Crane
- [Judy II, aged 2] Marlene Crane
- [Judy II, aged 2] Wanda Lee Thompson
- [Jordy IV, infant] Perfideo Aguilar
- [Jordy IV, infant] Margaret Trujillo
- [Jordy IV, aged 2] Ramon Ramirez
- [.] Ina Poindexter
- [.] Peter Dunn
Credits
Direction
- Directed by George Stevens
- Second Unit Director Fred Guiol
- Assistant Director Joseph E. Rickards
- Second Unit Assistant Director Russell Llewellyn
- [Assistant Director] Dick Moder
- [Assistant Director] Buddy Messinger
- [Assistant Director] Rusty Meek
- [Assistant Director] Read Killgore
- [Dialect Director] Robert Hinkle
- [Script Supervisor] Sam Freedle
- [Script Supervisor] Howard Hohler
Production
- © Giant Productions
- Production Company Giant Productions
- Presents Warner Bros.
- Produced by George Stevens
- Produced by Henry Ginsberg
- [Production Associate] George Stevens Jr
- [Unit Manager] Ralph Nelson
- Production Manager Tom Andre
- [Production Accountant] Harold Hourihan
- [Location Manager] Carl Benoit
- [Director's Secretary] Betty Coryell
Casting
- [Casting] Hoyt Bowers
Writing
- Screen Play by Fred Guiol
- Screen Play by Ivan Moffat
- From the novel by Edna Ferber
Photography
- Director of Photography William C. Mellor
- Second Unit Photography by Edwin Dupar
- [Additional Photography (2nd Unit)] Ted McCord
- [Camera Operator] Frank Phillips
- [Camera Operator (2nd Unit)] Wesley Anderson
- [Assistant Camera] Jim Mathews
- [Assistant Camera] Eddie Alberts
- [Assistant Camera] Elmer Faubion
- [Gaffer] Richard L. Wilson
- [Gaffer Best Boy] Warren E. Boes
- [Grip] Charles Harris
- [Grip Best Boy] Frank Lamber
Stills
- [Stills] Frank McCarthy
- [Stills] Russ Meyer
Special Effects
- [Special Visual Effects] Jack Cosgrove
- [Special Effects] Ralph Webb
Editing
- Editing by William Hornbeck
- [Editor] Robert Lawrence
- Associate Film Editor Philip W. Anderson
- Associate Film Editor Fred M. Bohanan
Design
- Production Designed by Boris Leven
- Set Decorator Ralph S. Hurst
- [Greensman] George Stoltz
- [Property Master] John Moore
- [Property Man] J. Leslie Asher
- [Properties] Weldon H. Patterson
- [Drapery] Dean V. Lennon
- [Labourer] Quentin Schroeder
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Marjorie Best
- Miss Taylor's Costumes Designed by Moss Mabry
- [Men's Wardrobe] Vic Vallejo
- [Men's Wardrobe] Ted Kring
- [Men's Wardrobe] John Noble
- [Women's Wardrobe] Sophia Stutz
- [Women's Wardrobe] Ann Landers
Make-up
- Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau
- [Make-up Artist] Frank Prehoda
- [Make-up Artist] George Bau
- [Make-up Artist] George Lane
- [Make-up Artist] Bill Woods
- [Body Make-up] Edith Palmer
- [Hairdresser] Ruby Felkner
- [Hairdresser] Pat Westmore
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin
- Songs Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
- Songs Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Choreography
- [Dance Director] Bob Osgood
Sound
- [Recording Crew] Clifford Call
- Sound by Earl Crain Sr
- Sound System RCA
- [Boom Operator] Samuel F. Goode
- [Cable Man] James Alexander
Stunts
- [Voice Double for Dean in Banquet Scene] Nick Adams
Publicity
- [Unit Publicity] Ted Ashton
