Giant
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Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons.
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Imprint:
Burbank, CA - Distributed by Warner Home Video
Edition:
Two-disc special ed
ISBN:
0790771489
Language:
English and
French
Other language:
Languages: English (Dolby surround stereo) or French (mono), subtitles: English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned
Awards & Distinctions:
Academy Award for Best Director, George Stevens (1957)
Credits:
Director of photography, William C. Mellor; editor, William Hornbeck; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Performers:
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix.
Notes:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
Based on the novel by Edna Ferber
Special features: Disc 1, side A: Feature film (scenes 1-30) ; feature-length audio commentary by film critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr. ; introduction by George Stevens Jr. Disc 1, side B: Feature film (scenes 31-56) ; documentary "George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him". Disc 2. Documentaries "Memories of Giant" and "Return to Giant", in which cast, crew and Texans spin small and tall tales about the film's legacy; New York premiere TV special ; Hollywood premiere featurette; project kickoff newsreel; behind the cameras segments; original/reissue theatrical trailers; extensive production notes; production stills and documents galleries; director filmography; awards notes; cast and crew
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
Based on the novel by Edna Ferber
Special features: Disc 1, side A: Feature film (scenes 1-30) ; feature-length audio commentary by film critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr. ; introduction by George Stevens Jr. Disc 1, side B: Feature film (scenes 31-56) ; documentary "George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him". Disc 2. Documentaries "Memories of Giant" and "Return to Giant", in which cast, crew and Texans spin small and tall tales about the film's legacy; New York premiere TV special ; Hollywood premiere featurette; project kickoff newsreel; behind the cameras segments; original/reissue theatrical trailers; extensive production notes; production stills and documents galleries; director filmography; awards notes; cast and crew
Statement of responsibility:
Warner Bros. presents a George Stevens production ; Giant Productions ; screenplay by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat ; produced by George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg ; directed by George Stevens
Characteristics:
2 videodiscs (201 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
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