Giant Film Screening
Get ready to experience a classic epic drama film that explores themes of love, prejudice, and power. The 1956 film Giant is coming to the big screen at Trinity Theatre in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Dir: George Stevens
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper
201 mins · 1956 · United States of America · Cert PG · English, Spanish
IMDb 7.6/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 86% · Metacritic 84/100 · TMDB 7.6/10 · Trakt 74%
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 17 nominations total
The film Giant has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". What is the film about? Giant is a drama film that tells the story of a wealthy rancher, Bick Benedict, and a dirt-poor cowboy, Jett Rink, who both fall in love with a beautiful young woman, Leslie Lynnton, in Texas. The film explores themes of love, prejudice, and power, and features a stellar cast, including Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean.
What kind of film is it? Giant is a 1956 American epic drama film, directed by George Stevens, with a runtime of 201 minutes, and is rated PG. The film features a mix of English and Spanish languages and belongs to the drama and western genres.
How was it received? The film has received widespread critical acclaim, with an 86% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of 84 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". The film also won several awards, including one Oscar, and has been praised for its striking cinematography, powerful performances, and thought-provoking themes. The film will be screened on Sunday, 22 November 2026, at Trinity Theatre in Royal Tunbridge Wells, and tickets are on sale: say tickets are with the button beside the article.
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What viewers say
christopher_brink · 8/10
It's like <i>Gone With the Wind</i> meets <i>Citizen Kane</i> with a dash of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>. Could have done with a little more time in the editing suite, but Stevens succeeds in telling an interesting story about generational conflict, romantic conflict, ethnic conflict, and the apparent inability of U.S. culture to progress.
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Bob.Frapples
It was pretty good. But 201 minutes? Ugh.
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juliosoft · 7/10
Great movie with great actors, director and duration
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munenexe
1, Entertaining. It was woke before woke was invented. 2. Damn this movie is long. Possibly the olny minus.
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The_Argentinian
Heard it was too long and boring so I watched it with low expectations. Turns out I really enjoyed it. I was invested in these people's lives. And I loved the final shot.
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Spiritualized Kaos · 6/10
A very long film about Texan oil wells.
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CinemaSerf · 7/10
This is essentially three stories that George Stevens has rolled into one, long, family melodrama. It all starts when "Bick" (Rock Hudson) travels from his massive Texas ranch to buy an horse from "Dr. Lynnton" (Paul Fix). The first thing he sees though is not the beautiful black stallion, but the man's daughter "Lesley" (Elizabeth Taylor) riding it. After a sticky start, she is on her way to his home, as his wife, where she must settle into a…
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