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Which actors played the leading roles in Giant?
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George Stevens
George Stevens, 1957
The leading roles in the 1956 film Giant, directed by George Stevens, were played by the following actors:
- Rock Hudson as Jordan āBickā Benedict, Jr., a wealthy Texas cattle rancher.12
- Elizabeth Taylor as Leslie Benedict, his socialite wife.12
- James Dean as Jett Rink, a ranch hand who becomes a rival oil millionaire.12