7.6
Giant
1956
“Hunter...Frontiersman...Adventurer!”
The Kentuckian (1955)
July 22, 19551h 44mEN
5.7
53 votes
Overview
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
Director
Burt LancasterWriters
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Released
Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Hecht-Lancaster Productions
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6.0Burt Lancaster starred in, and directed, this story of a well meaning traveller ("Big Eli") and his young son "Little Eli" (Donald MacDonald) heading to Texas hoping to make a decent living for him and his son. Along the way he encounters (and buys) an indentured slave "Susie" (Diana Lynn) who only complicates their already interesting journey as he fights his own demons with women, booze and a particularly nasty Walter Matthau ("Bodine"). It's a beautifully shot piece of cinema, this, and the mischievous charm of the star is writ large. It's too long, though - frequently sagging as the romant…
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