Title:
Giant / Giant Productions ; Warner Bros. ; screenplay by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat ; produced by George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg ; directed by George Stevens.
ISBN:
9780790771489
Edition:
Two-disc special edition.
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003]
©2003
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Based on the novel by Edna Ferber.
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.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
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.
Added Author:
Language Note:
Languages: English (Dolby surround stereo) or French (mono), subtitles: English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Performer:
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, William C. Mellor; editor, William Hornbeck; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
OCLC Number:
ocm52393636
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