Hitchcock Retrospective: GIANT (1956)

Giant (1956), directed by George Stevens and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean, screens Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the historic Camelot Theatre at The Palm Springs Cultural Center in Palm Springs, as part of the Hitchcock Retrospective. The film, with a runtime of 92 mins, follows two generations of cattle, oil, and social change in Texas, with Taylor and Hudson as newlyweds on the Reata ranch and Dean in his final screen performance as the rebellious Jett Rink. Its themes include racism, class, and the American Dream against the Lone Star State's shift from cattle country to oil empire.

Summary compiled from listings on Gay Desert Guide event directory and Palm Springs Cultural Center / Camelot Theatres.