| Description |
2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Languages: English (Dolby surround stereo) or French (mono), subtitles: English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, William C. Mellor; editor, William Hornbeck; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
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Based on the novel by Edna Ferber. |
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Special features: Disc 1. Feature-length audio commentary by film critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr., introduction by George Stevens Jr.; documentary "George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him"; scene access. 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; documentary; scene access. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Awards |
Academy Award winner, 1957: Best director (George Stevens); nominated for 7 others. |
| Subject |
Ranch life -- Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Families -- Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Marriage -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1957.
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| Added Author |
Guiol, Fred, 1898-1964.
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Moffat, Ivan.
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Stevens, George, 1904-1975.
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Ginsberg, Henry.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985.
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Dean, James, 1931-1955.
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Baker, Carroll, 1931-
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Withers, Jane, 1926-
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Wills, Chill, 1902-1978.
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McCambridge, Mercedes.
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Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976.
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Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010.
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Evelyn, Judith.
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Fix, Paul, 1901-1983.
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Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979.
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Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968.
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Giant Productions.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0790771489 |
| Standard No. |
085392322121 |
| Music No. |
23221 Warner Home Video |
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