7.6IMDb44k votes
Directed by George Stevens
With Elizabeth Taylor · Rock Hudson · James Dean
the vibe
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
- ending register:ambivalent
the story
A wealthy rancher and a poor cowboy vie for a woman's affection while racial tensions escalate in Texas.
the plot
contains spoilers
- bick benedict and jett rink both woo leslie lynnton
- leslie lynnton marries bick benedict
- leslie is shocked by the racial bigotry of the white texans
- jett rink discovers oil on a small plot of land
- jett rink uses his new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the benedict ranch
- the benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations
awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director (1957)
where to watch
not on any of our streamers yet.
